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Dieting is fine if you have a lot of weight to lose. But if you are nearing your goal, the pounds do not come off as easily. Also, if you are in a hurry to lose weight, just dieting alone will probably not get you to your desired weight as quickly as you would like. Fortunately, there is a solution: muscle building. There are at least three reasons why building muscle will help you lose weight, and lose it more quickly than just dieting.
Building Muscle Burns CaloriesExercise burns calories, which, of course, is the name of the game in many weight loss programs. As you exercise, you are expending calories to provide the workout. The amount of calories burned depends on how overweight you are, how hard you are working, and how long you work. If you have more weight to lose, you burn more energy moving that weight around. If you are working hard and for a long period of time, you will also burn more calories than if you are just sitting around.
Exercise Pumps Up the MetabolismThere is an added benefit to exercise, especially if it is a cardio exercise: It keeps burning calories even after the exercise is completed. This is because it raises the metabolism for several hours after the exercise. The amounts vary by individuals, but consider this: If it raised your metabolism by 20 percent for several hours, you would be burning 20 percent more calories per hour just for sitting on the couch. That really adds up over several days and causes greater weight loss.
Muscles Burn More Calories than FatThe medical community is telling people that muscles burn more calories than fat. That means as you lose fat and gain muscle, you are going to lose even more fat by default. No extra work is required, it just happens.
When you put these things together, it becomes obvious that it pays to build muscle to lose weight, especially if you want to speed up the process. Burning calories by doing the exercise, by speeding up the metabolism, and by having more muscle than fat all adds up to looking great and losing weight.
What else can I help you with?
Is field hockey good for weight loss?
Yes, You Lose Weight The Build Muscle
How do you lose weight and gain muscle being a 13 year old kid?
do dieting and build your muscle
Does a gymnastics workout help you lose weight?
Yes, gymnastics is about flexibility and muscle.. ergo, when u build muscle (flexibility does so) u burn fat.
If I want to build muscle what are some good weight loss plans?
You can go to a gym and start a membership and possibly get a trainer who can help you devise a plan that fits your needs to lose weight but also build muscle. A nutritionist can also help guide you on a healthy path to losing weight.
Fat Or Muscle Weight Loss?
Yes, exercise is the key to keeping muscle tone. If you lose weight and don't exercise you will also lose your muscle in the process.
How does weight training benefit the body?
weight training helps you build muscle so you will be strong. Also, when your body develops your muscles, you burn calories, so you can lose weight too!
When you lose weight on your stomch can you build your ab muscle?
You build your ab muscles but performing strength training excerises. Losing fat on your stomach will help your abs show through.
How do bodybuilders lose water weight?
from sweating and gaining muscle weight
What will doing low reps of high weight do?
it will build your muscle up as low weight with high reps will tone the muscle out.it wont build it.
Does svelte help you lose weight?
Perhaps it does, but it has alot of protein in it so it will help you build muscle really well. I think it does help you lose weight though, because the word svelte is swedish for thin. I drink them and have a crazy six pack!
Do leg raises help you lose fat?
no but it does build muscle
Can you build muscle and lose fat at the same time?
Yes.
