We all know that muscle is far better for us than fat. Other than looking completely different, what other differences are their between muscle and fat?
To start off with, muscle is dense but very shapely. Fat on the other hand is nothing but bulk with no real shape to it. Fat just sits and jiggles like the blob that it is, while muscle is defined and concentrated. What does this mean? 5lbs of muscle does not need as much space as 5lbs of fat, which means that with more muscle, your whole body will be more shapely and less jiggly.
Muscle contains a lot of water, while a lot of fats weight is just that, fat. Fat contains a very low percentage of water.
Muscle will burn 5 – 6 calories per pound, per hour, where fat will burn just 1 – 2 calories per pound, per hour. The above picture shows 5lbs of fat and 5lbs of muscle. The muscle above would burn at the very least 25 calories per hour, while the 5lb of fat would burn just 5 calories per hour. Break that down even further and you will see that every 5lbs of muscle that your body contains would burn a whopping 600 calories per day, while the fat would burn just 120 calories per day.
When starting a new diet or new lifestyle, it is important that you remember to incorporate a strength building program into your routine. If you do not workout with weights, or do any other type of heavy lifting, your body will actually burn through lean muscle as well as stored fat. After reading the above you can now understand why maintaining as much lean muscle as possible is important. The more muscles you have, the more calories you burn when you exercise and rest
At the end of the day, lean muscle will help keep your body looking great and will help you stay fit and healthy.
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