Summer's a great time to do it
To burn more fat, build more muscle
Forget fad diets, weight-loss pills, and supplements that are supposed to create
muscle growth. The path to better health and a leaner body lies in eating a
proper diet and exercising to build muscle.
The more muscle you build, the more you perk up your metabolism to burn more calories. For each pound of muscle, you burn an extra 12,000 calories a year. Nutritionist and author Miriam Nelson says muscle burns more calories when you walk, when you exercise, and even when you sleep.
Building muscle becomes even more important when you realize that people lose about a fourth of a pound of muscle per year and replace it with fat. That means that during a 12-year period of middle life, the average person will lose three pounds of good, solid muscle. How can they get it back?
Researchers at the University of Arizona at Tucson say strength training is one of the best ways to build muscle, but it also builds strong bones. Their studies back up findings from the Nurse's Health Study which shows that women who walked at least four hours per week lowered their risk of hip fracture by about 40 percent.
Strength training doesn't have to include huge dumbbells and weight machines at the gym. It can be done with handweights, exercise bands, and even your own body weight when you do pushups or squats.
When you eat right and do regular strength training, you'll find you will soon have a stronger, leaner, and more attractive body.
To burn more fat, build more muscle
Forget fad diets, weight-loss pills, and supplements that are supposed to create
muscle growth. The path to better health and a leaner body lies in eating a
proper diet and exercising to build muscle.The more muscle you build, the more you perk up your metabolism to burn more calories. For each pound of muscle, you burn an extra 12,000 calories a year. Nutritionist and author Miriam Nelson says muscle burns more calories when you walk, when you exercise, and even when you sleep.
Building muscle becomes even more important when you realize that people lose about a fourth of a pound of muscle per year and replace it with fat. That means that during a 12-year period of middle life, the average person will lose three pounds of good, solid muscle. How can they get it back?
Researchers at the University of Arizona at Tucson say strength training is one of the best ways to build muscle, but it also builds strong bones. Their studies back up findings from the Nurse's Health Study which shows that women who walked at least four hours per week lowered their risk of hip fracture by about 40 percent.
Strength training doesn't have to include huge dumbbells and weight machines at the gym. It can be done with handweights, exercise bands, and even your own body weight when you do pushups or squats.
When you eat right and do regular strength training, you'll find you will soon have a stronger, leaner, and more attractive body.
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