Muscle and why you need more of it in your weight loss & fitness program.

What is muscle and how does it help with weight loss?

Simply put, muscle is a band or bundle of fibrous tissue that has the ability to contract, producing movement in or maintaining the position of parts of the body.

Ok and why do we need more muscle?

If you are looking to drop body fat as part of your health, fitness, and wellness journey you will greatly benefit from adding some lean muscle to your body. To get body fat down or have weight loss, one of the elements is to create a calorie deficit in your body. This can be done by decreasing your portion size of your food while increasing your calorie burn or your total daily movement. In other words, eat a little less and move a little more. But the type of movement can make quite a difference.

If you are working with us at SoFit SoCal, then we have determined your BMR (approx how many calories you burn) and began a resistance training program. Why resistance training?

1. In order to build muscle, we need to perform resistance training. In doing so this will increase your calorie burn.

2. Working out burns calories however there is a difference between cardio and weight training. When you stop doing cardio and your heart rate slows back down, your calorie burn slows back down. When weight training you have what's called EPOC or exercise post oxidative consumption. This means when you finish your weight training program and are at home resting with some sore muscles you have a higher than normal calorie burn. Your body is expending calories to repair the sore muscles.

3. More muscle = more food. Muscles burn calories just simply by being there. Now, its only 7-10 calories per lb. of muscle, but that little bit helps and adds up over the course of a week or month.

   
   

Nutritionist Huntington Beach

The Importance of Muscle in Weight Loss and Fitness

Strong muscles help you sustain healthy weight loss. Rather than just diet to lose weight, training your muscles helps you drop excess fat, all the while increasing your strength and vitality. Because muscle is always active, it helps your calorie-burning process even when you aren’t moving. Because your body uses excess calories, your exercise results and fitness will likely improve.

Don’t forget that building muscle plays a major role when planning a workout routine that will last. If you lose fat while keeping your muscles, you won’t get weaker, and your metabolism won’t slow down. That’s why strength training programs help develop a lean physique and keep the body in good shape.

Why a Lean Muscle Building Program is Essential

A Lean Muscle Building Program adds specific advantages to your fitness schedule without needing to do only cardio. Using this approach, you work out to make your muscles bigger but avoid becoming bulkier. You end up with a body that both appears in shape and works well.

To encourage muscle recovery and improvement, such programs pay special attention to how you move, proper body posture, and balanced meals. A consistent program designed for lean muscle growth will increase your body’s ability to burn fat and lead to lasting changes that many weight loss programs miss.

Enhancing Fat Loss Through Muscle Development

Helping insulin and hormones work better can improve how your body loses fat. If you have lean muscle mass, your body turns to burning fat when you perform physical activity. This changes your body to give you more endurance and helps you improve your recovery.

By putting muscle growth first in your workout plan, you reduce your risk of injury to joints and tissues. As a result, you can move forward every day without interruptions, which is different from calorie restriction only.

A Balanced Path to Fitness

Losing weight involves more than just numbers; it’s about feeling strong and healthy—with the right Personal Trainer for Weight Loss guiding your journey. Having a Lean Muscle Building Program will make sure your fitness journey includes real improvements in strength, metabolism, and self-esteem.

We create plans that suit your needs, mixing approaches supported by science with knowledge shared by our experts. We want to direct you toward a stronger and healthier body by building muscle and reducing your body fat.

SoFit Huntington Beach Beach helps you achieve your fitness goals using specially designed, personalized routines.