| It's a fact - In this day and age, more of us are | | | | want to start getting heavier.One of the greatest |
| overweight than underweight. Everyone seems to be | | | | things about muscle is that it burns calories all day long, |
| on a diet or weight loss program. The problem with | | | | even when you're lying on the couch. What this means |
| diets is most people see them as a temporary thing | | | | is that the more muscle you have, the more calories |
| they need to do to get them where they want to | | | | you'll burn during the day and the more you'll be able to |
| be.We constantly hear things like "Bob lost 20 pounds | | | | eat without gaining weight. This is great news for all of |
| in one month on the Super-Spectacular diet". Sounds | | | | us who like eating.By putting focused pressure on our |
| great, but what happened to Bob when he went off | | | | bodies through weight training our bodies react by |
| the diet after that month. He went back to his old | | | | growing muscle to compensate. The big benefit is that |
| ways and put on 20 pounds. So he then went on the | | | | it also chews up our fat cells faster than a diet |
| Fully-Fantastic diet plan and lost his 20 pounds again. | | | | resulting in a stronger, thinner and a better looking |
| What really needs to change is his lifestyle, not his | | | | you.By simply doing some basic weight training, we are |
| diet.Our diet is an important part of our life, and a | | | | also stimulating our metabolism more than any aerobic |
| change in diet can definitely help us lose unwanted | | | | training such as cycling or walking. This means that |
| weight. But what's the point if our lifestyle involves | | | | you'll continue to burn calories long AFTER you've |
| nothing but watching TV, lying on the couch, sitting on | | | | completed your weight training session. The |
| our butts in our office job all day, and trying to | | | | calorie-burning effect of aerobic training generally |
| remember what this new diet allows us to eat and | | | | declines rapidly once you stop the exercise.Weight |
| when.If you really want to lose weight then build | | | | training has many advantages over simply taking up a |
| muscle. Sounds contradictory doesn't it. Most people | | | | new diet. You will feel better, look better, and |
| know muscle is heavier than fat so why would you | | | | experience better results faster. |