The Relationship Between Fat and Muscle; The Purpose of Weight Loss: Reduce Fat and Slim the Body
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Fat and muscle are two completely different tissues!
With the same weight, muscle volume is 1/3 of fat, which means muscle has a higher density, appears heavier, and a smaller volume. While fat has a lower density, is bulky, and has a larger volume. If two people have the same weight, the person with more fat looks fatter, and the person with more muscle looks thinner.
Excessive fat not only makes people look fat and unattractive when wearing clothes, but also threatens physical health. Fat secretes toxic substances, which can damage organs, and fat exists in blood vessels, which can block blood vessels and cause hyperlipidemia and hypertension. The standard level of body fat is 20%-15% for men and 20%-24% for women.
Many people mistakenly believe that losing weight means fat turning into muscle.Fat is composed of triglycerides, while muscle is made of myofibrillar proteins, which are two different substances that cannot be converted into each other.
The purpose of losing weight is to reduce fat and make the body slimmer.
Increasing muscle mass can make the body shape more beautiful, such as abdominal muscles and. Muscle can also protect bones and joints and maintain a high metabolic state. Therefore, during weight loss, do not blindly engage in aerobic exercise to burn fat, but increase strength training to increase muscle mass.
Excessive aerobic exercise can break down muscle in the body, so it is recommended that the time of aerobic exercise and anaerobic exercise can be halved to increase muscle mass through strength training, and aerobic exercise can burn fat, and the combination of both can reduce muscle loss and improve fat loss.
Many people blindly lose weight and think that losing weight means losing weight.Weight can include water, muscle, bone and feces. If you lose these components, instead of losing fat, then weight loss is not successful. Because the amount of fat has not been reduced, the body fat percentage is still excessive, you are still obese.
Weight loss should equal fat loss, and weight is not that important.When muscle mass increases, weight will also increase, but this does not mean obesity, but helps to increase metabolism and reduce body fat percentage.
How do you distinguish whether the body fat percentage has decreased?
You can buy a body fat scale to measure your body fat percentage and muscle mass to see if they meet the standard.
You can also self-assess your figure in the mirror to see if you are bulky or if your muscle shape is obvious. If you have a small stomach, your body fat percentage is likely excessive. If your lower abdomen is flat and has no excess flesh, your figure is likely standard.
To reduce body fat percentage, we need to strengthen diet management in addition to exercise.You should eat less junk food, such as high-calorie fried chicken, high-sugar chocolate, milk tea and puffed food chips. These are not only high in calories but also make you fat and can easily cause diseases.
We should eat more natural, less processed fruits and vegetables, meat should choose low-fat varieties, and reduce the intake of rice, replacing it with coarse grains to reduce the total daily calorie intake. If you persist for a period of time and form a habit, your figure will naturally improve.
