Weight Loss, Excercise and Dieting, Tone your Body and Lose Fat

Begin an exercise program that includes cardiovascular conditioning as well as weight training. The cardiovascular conditioning will strengthen your heart, lungs, and circulation which are vital to having a healthier life. The cardio workout also burns calories during the workout and increasing metabolism for a period of time after the workout (metabolism is increased for 30 to 60 minutes after a cardio workout). It also helps to maintain muscle strength and can build limited amounts of muscle mass.

The other part of the exercise program should include strength training (muscle building). While dieting reduces caloric intake and cardio workouts burn calories from exercise, building muscle not only burns calories from the exercise but also increases your body’s constant metabolism. For each pound of lean muscle you add to your body, you will burn about an additional 100 calories per day even while resting. Therefore it increases your body’s overall and constant metabolism.