Gain
Muscle Mass and Burn More Fat
To
gain muscle mass is to increase the rate at
which you burn fat!
If you want to shed fat and look your best you can't ignore
the
importance that muscle will have in your success.
Weight training and other exercises designed to
increase
muscle mass
should not be neglected. These exercises promote muscle development
resulting in an increased metabolism.
Gaining muscle is important for several reasons:
- Muscle burns more calories than
fat:
Muscle is metabolically active, meaning that
it requires calories to be maintained.
Research shows that one pound of muscle burns anywhere between 35 to 50
calories a day. It is estimated that muscle burns around nine times as
many calories as fat.
- Muscle
burns calories even when you are at rest:
Studies
have shown that weight training increases basal metabolic rate (the
rate at which you burn calories when you rest) by about 15%.
- Muscle increases total body metabolism:
When you increase muscle mass you will influence the other
functions of your body, effectively increasing
your metabolism. This means that the other functions of your body can
actually become more efficient calorie burners.
It's not hard to gain muscle mass if you work at it. There
are many
ways to promote muscle development.
One of the best is through weight training. Don't get scared away by
the notion that weight training is grueling. Weight training can be
fun, as well as a great way to relieve stress.
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