The spice of Life: Having more muscle and less fat!

Lean muscle mass.  It just sounds like such a wonderful thing to have.  Wouldn't it be nice if you could take a magic pill and have a plentiful amount of lean muscle on your frame.  It definitely doesn't work that way but the good news is that one particular form of exercise is especiallay good at building muscle.  Strength training, weight lifting, and resistance training all mean the same thing and are the best way to add muscle to your frame.  Sorry, cardio and yoga are not going to do it for you! You are actually going to have to take the time to do specific exercises and concentrate on the workout itself.  Physiologically, strength training causes an increase in muscle size, improved muscle tone, increased muscular strength and an increase in tendon, bone and ligamental strength.  The purpose of this article is to raise your awareness on exactly why it is so important to maintain the lean muscle on your frame and how adding lean muscle will help you look and feel the way you want.

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