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Why Lifting Weight Contributes toward Weight Loss: You know that losing fat involves increasing your metabolism. What you may not know is that muscle plays a huge role in raising metabolism. A pound of muscle burns about 10-20 calories a day while a pound of fat burns 5 calories. That means any growth in your muscle tissue is going to help you burn more calories all day long. In fact, strength training has all kinds of great effects on your body like: Increasing resting metabolic rate so you burn more calories, even while at rest. Making you lean and slim--muscle takes up less space than fat so, the more you have, the slimmer you are Strengthening bones and connective tissue, which can protect your body from injuries in daily life Enhancing balance and stability Building confidence and self-esteem
Posted on: Wed, 30 Oct 2013 19:11:29 +0000

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