Exercise Information
Fat Loss vs. Weight Loss: Know
the Difference
There are scores of physicians and trainers who offer
and recommend diets that, though they will decrease body weight,
will do so by decreasing both fat and muscle. Losing muscle is the
last thing a dieter wants to have happen. Here’s why you never
want to lose an ounce of muscle tissue when dieting:
The more muscle a person has on his body, the greater
the amount of calories he burns. If a diet/exercise program causes
loss of muscle tissue, no matter how small, it permanently decreases
the metabolism. Muscle loss also leads to weaker bones and decreases
joint and connective tissue stability.
Research has shown that dieting without strength-training
exercises will always result in loss of muscle tissue. Even strenuous
aerobic activity while dieting will not prevent muscle loss and
can actually expedite it. Loss of muscle tissue is the reason why
dieters often gain back the weight they lose. It is the cause of
the "yo-yo diet" syndrome.
By and large, people are not over-fat because they
are physically inactive and eat too much fat. They are over-fat
because they are losing muscle and eating too much refined sugar
(pasta, bagels, chips, etc.) as well as eating way too much food
in general.
Avoiding refined sugars and starches and eating
a diet that is rich in protein, healthy fats, a wide variety of
vegetables and some fruit, coupled with a sound strength-training
program is the safest and most effective way to slim down, shape
up, and stay that way for life.
By Fredrick Hahn, author of The Slow Burn
Fitness Revolution
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People who rebound find they are able to work longer, sleep better,
and feel less tense and nervous. The effect is not just psychological,
because the action of bouncing up and down against gravity effectively
stimulates the lymphatic system without trauma to the musculoskeletal
system. This unique discovery is central to the reasons Rebounding
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