Sluggish Engline? Get an Upgrade- Muscle

Sluggish Engine? Get an Upgrade
JORGE’S DAILY FIT TIP

By Jorge Cruise, LifeScript Fitness Coach
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Imagine your metabolism is a Volkswagen Beetle – cute, but doesn’t pack a lot of power. Now, imagine that your mechanic has upgraded your motor to a more powerful Porsche engine. Would this stronger machine consume more fuel? Absolutely. The same can be said for the metabolism of someone who strength trains. This person is creating more muscle (a stronger engine), which burns more fat (fuel). Lean muscle tissue is very “active” and requires more calories to perform. And this is the very “calorie eater” you need to help you get and keep a lean body. The more lean muscle tissue you have, the more body fat you will burn! What’s even better is that pound for pound, muscle takes up a lot less space than fat. So if you replaced five pounds of fat with five pounds of muscle, you’d actually look slimmer all the while burning an additional 250 calories a day without changing your diet.