Dover Personal Trainers from Punch Kettlebell Gym in Dover Delaware say preserving muscle mass while losing body fat is essential to making a successful transformation.
The grueling boot-camp workouts on NBC’s The Biggest Loser help contestants lose large amounts of body fat while preserving their muscle mass. A study this week showed that Overall, the contestants dropped from an average 49% body fat to 27%. After 30 weeks, participants lost an average of 128 pounds; 81% was body fat and only 19% was muscle.
Dover Personal Trainers explain you do not want to lose muscle mass, it is the most metabolically active tissue of the body. Your priority during any weight loss program should be to preserve muscle mass by eating small healthy meals frequently throughout the day which will control metabolism and preserve muscle mass.
Dover Personal Trainers explain that at any point you have gone over 3 hours without eating you are most certainly losing muscle mass because burning muscle is the bodies first defense mechanism when not provided the needed nutrients to function.
In fact experience has shown us that by lifting weights to gain more muscle we will lose up to 40% more fat compared to a program just doing cardio alone. Don’t be afraid to gain muscle, it is an essential key to getting the body you have always wanted. Remember the more muscle you have the more fat you burn and the quicker you burn it! If you would like to speak more about this topic with a professional click Dover Personal Trainer now.
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Chris Gray
President
Punch Kettlebell Gym Dover
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