Our bodies naturally burn more calories each day to maintain a pound of muscle than it does to maintain a pound of fat. Therefore, the more muscle mass you have, the more calories your body will naturally burn while resting. This means by building muscle, you will increase your metabolism and turn your body into a better calorie burning machine.
Below are some facts:
- FACT: Your body burns more calories maintaining muscle than it does maintaining fat. One pound of muscle burns approximately 5-6 calories per day at rest whereas 1 pound of fat burns about 2 calories at rest.
- FACT: The more muscle you have the more calories your body will naturally burn each day on its own. For example, five pounds of muscle will burn about 25 calories at rest whereas five pounds of fat will burn about 10 calories.
- FACT: Building muscle does increase your metabolism.
- FACT: Building muscle definitely has the potential to help you lose fat.
