Strength Training As A Part Of Your Weight Management

If you are looking for a way to lose weight and to keep it off while being genuinely fit, you need to be sure to include strength training as a part of your weight management program. While you may lose some extra pounds by doing regular aerobic exercise and closely monitoring your diet, you will not improve your overall health and become a fit individual unless your program also involves building muscle. 

Cardio Vs. Strength Training

Cardio is certainly a valuable part of any wellness program. After all, having a strong cardio routine will help you keep your heart healthy while building up your endurance. At the same time, working up a sweat on the treadmill is not going to do much in terms of helping you to build muscle. To build muscle, you are going to need to explicitly include strength training as a part of your regular program. This means lifting weights and incorporating resistance training into your program.

Benefits to Growing Muscle

In addition to just generally improving your overall level of fitness, building muscle helps your body to become more efficient at burning fat. This is because your body requires more calories in order to maintain its muscle. So, if your calorie intake remains the same as your muscle mass increases, your body will have to pull from its stored energy in order to maintain your muscles.

Creating a Program That Works for You

At Prolean Wellness, we will help you create a program that helps you to build and maintain muscle. This involves eating a low-carb, high-protein diet that will help you build muscle as your fat shrinks. Before we get started, we will calculate your lean tissue mass in order to create a meal plan that is right for you. Our goal is to help your body preserve its muscle mass by eating a specific amount of protein every day and following other dietary guidelines. Contact us today to learn more!