Fitness

Facts

1. There is no such thing as localized fat loss. Body parts that do not look toned simply have too much fat covering them. When you want to lose body fat, you must create a caloric deficit within your body. Consume less calories than you burn throughout the day
2. Muscle requires 25% of caloric expendature (if I consume 2,000 calories, 500 calories are used to fuel my muscles)
3. Metabolism increases 30-70 calories per pound of lean muscle
4. Women do not have to worry about "bulking up" simply because women don't have enough testosterone to creat big muscles.
5. For several hours after high intensity exercise you will continue to burn calories
6. Women benefit from resistance training because it slows the effects of osteoporosis
7. BMR (the rate at which your body uses energy) decreases 2% per decade after age 20 for inactive adults