I wanted to entitle this article as “How To Lose Fat Permanently By Building Muscles” but changed my mind with an after thought. This is because if I retain the originally intended title, many girls will not read the article because most women fear building muscles less they look like some bulky freaks.

This is the ultimate myth about women building muscles that will not go away and I have to repeat this statement – it is very difficult for girls to have bulky muscles because they simply do not have enough muscle building hormone testosterone to do so. What will happen when girls train with weights is that they will develop well toned sexy bodies like those of female fitness models and top movie stars.

Now to make another point clear, it is common to equate losing weight to losing fat which in effect are not the same thing. When you lose weight, you may lose your body fat, water weight and your lean muscles. Losing your muscle is not the condition you want to be in. This is because when you lose muscle, you will lose your body tone, strength and your metabolism will plunge to make you retain fat easily.

So if you intend to go on a starvation diet along with long cardio exercises to shed your extra pounds, you will be committing the cardinal sin of losing weight because you will lose some of your muscles in the process. Anyway, most people think that long boring cardio exercises are the best way to lose weight, well, they are not.

Yes, you can burn up quite a few calories with cardio workouts but once you stop your workouts, your calorie burning capacity will revert to its original status. However, when you train with weights, you will be burning calories during your workout and even a few days after that. This is because your body needs the calories to repair and build your muscles and thus many of the excess calories will not be stored as body fat.

Furthermore, the more muscle mass you have, the higher your rate of metabolism will be. The higher your metabolism, the more calories you will burn. More good news is that your body will need more calories to feed and maintain the muscles you have built and with that, you become a natural fat burner.

This is the main reason why people who lose weight through dieting or by doing cardio exercises often put back the weight they have lost or even more once they stop the programs. This is because they have not made themselves into natural fat burners and worse, by losing muscles, they have turned themselves into natural fat warehouses.

By all means, if you want to lose body fat, do some cardio exercises to keep your heart and lungs healthy, but not long enough to lose your muscles. Yes, go on a mild calorie deficit diet to speed up the process, but do not starve yourself.

However, if you want to lose fat permanently and become a natural fat burning furnace, then you must do some weightlifting. Not only will you lose your body fat this way, you will be on your way to a slimmer, sexier and more attractive body. Isn’t that what you’ve wanted in the first place?

Author Bio: Chris Chew is a sought after fitness consultant who counts models, actors and other celebrities as his clients. Read his free articles at How to lose weight and Lose weight successfully

Category: Wellness, Fitness and Diet
Keywords: lose weight, build muscles, metabolism, permanently