If we can burn more calories when we are not exercising and at rest, all the better!
A great way to burn calories at rest is by weight lifting. Resistance training is shown to burn 50 extra calories a day for every pound of muscle that is gained. Lifting weights will increase your basal metabolic rate (BMR) by about 15% by training only 3 times a week for 20 minutes.
Muscle burns more calories than any other tissue in the body and is very "metabolically active" even while at rest.
The good news is that beginners or exercisers coming back from a long absence will gain muscle quickly for the first 6-8 weeks of training so results come quick and offer a great chance to speed up your metabolism, no matter what you do.
While having more muscle mass burns calories all of the time, aerobic exercise boosts calorie burn for up to 24 hours after the workout. Combining both strength and aerobic training in to your routine will turn you in to calorie burning machine!
Gain Muscle, Burn Fat!
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