In fact, because muscles require calories to maintain, people with strong
muscle tone burn calories without actually doing anything; their
metabolism burns it for them.
This is the primary reason why exercising and building lean muscle is part
of an overall program to boost your metabolism; because the more lean
muscle you have, the more places excess calories can go before they’re
turned into fat.
A Final Word About Fat
There’s a nasty rumor floating around out there that fat cells are
permanent. And the nastiest thing about this rumor is that it’s true.
Yes, most experts conceded that fat cells – once created – are there for
life. Yet this doesn’t spell doom and gloom to those of us who could stand
to drop a few pounds. Because even though experts believe that fat cells
are permanent, they also agree that fat cells can be shrunk. So even if
the absolute number of fat cells in your body remains the same, their size
– and hence their appearance and percentage of your overall weight – can
be reduced.
Recap
So while we haven’t gone into any medical detail – because we don’t need
to or want to – we have covered some key basics about metabolism. In