A typical cardio workout doesn't build muscle. If you do a typical cardio workout you will actually lose muscle. Did you ever wonder why most marathon runners are incredibly skinny? Well this is the reason why. They run like a bunny on a treadmill all day and don't build muscle.
If you're the typical person you're looking to lose your belly fat and maybe even a little bit of the muscle to look better. And that won't be bad as you'll have a much leaner and better looking body and improved self image.
You need to increase your metabolism by doing the right kind of exercise. This is why building muscle is an important key to losing fat. Because muscle tissue takes lots of calories to maintain every day, this means the more you build muscle the more calories you'll burn everyday and the higher your metabolism will be whether you exercise or not.
The problem with traditional cardio is that it will cause you to lose muscle mass. Long slow cardio leads to a slowdown in your metabolism and that will defeat your efforts to lose belly fat.
The real problem is that it will happen slowly over time and you probably won't even notice it. This slowdown in metabolism will make it virtually impossible for you to lose belly fat which is why most people fail to get a flat stomach and a lean toned body they desire.
But here's the good news not all cardio slows down your metabolism. In fact if you doing the right kind of workout you can actually speed your metabolism up because it helps you build muscle. Now this won't happen overnight but it will assist you in burning a lot of calories and prevent the buildup of fat.
See your metabolism is the key to weight loss. You must have a high resting metabolism to continue to burn fat even while you sleep. But the key to a high metabolism is to have muscle in the first place. So you need to replace fat with muscle so that your metabolism is high enough when you are not doing any exercises your body will be able to metabolize your calories and keep you lean and fit.
Keep in mind that the calories you burn during cardio are not the most important calories that you will be burning. It's the ones that you consume in a resting state to support your muscles that will get you a lean and fit body.
When you live a sedentary life style with a slow metabolism your resting metabolism is so low that it doesn't keep up with the calories you take in and that when you add fat.
I'm also not saying that the calories you consume during cardio aren't important, because you will burn some significant calories but not nearly as much as you will by building muscle. I am not talking about becoming a bulked up body builder type either. You just need to have enough muscle to support a strong metabolism that will burn the calories you take in.
Most people have been told that they just have to burn more calories than they consume, well this is just an over simplification. Because how and when you burn your calories will determine whether you lose belly fat.
There is a workout that can burn a lot of calories during the workout and build muscle so you continue to burn calories to support those muscles.
The main reason people will not do the proper workout is because they don't want the bodybuilder look. It's just too extreme for them, well let me tell you don't have to have the bodybuilder look to have well toned muscles that will keep your metabolism firing on all cylinders whether you're working out or not.
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