FITNESS TRIBUNE No 1 English

Back to the roots

Angelo Gallietta, age 35, from Geneva body fat ratio before: 30.42%

body fat ratio after: 14.06%

up five times less space. Therefore, the battle for a slim figure can only be won with firm and toned muscles! Take a look at the body of a sprinter: He has firm muscles and virtually no body fat. Most sprinters have a minimum of aerobic exercise on their training pro gram. The predominant part is com prised of short, intense and explosive exertion. Such training allows stimula tion of the muscles to such a high degree as to achieve an adjustment: The mus cles become stronger. Strength training facilitates the reproduction of such exer tions during training and to trigger this adjustment process. Conclusion Accompanying a diet with addi tional weight training is indispen sable in avoiding muscle deteriora tion. This was also proven through a variety of scientific research projects. 

connected to our muscular system: The more muscles you have, the greater your metabolism and calorie consumption. Strength training will significantly increase your daily energy requirement. It impacts calorie consumption in triple fashion. First, calories are consumed during physical exercise. Secondly, the organism requires energy to repair the exerted muscles. And finally, the mus cle mass increased through strength training results in a greater number of calories being burned. Even when you are asleep! As a result, the body will procure the calories from fatty tissue that it requires to function properly. When the organ ism is at rest, it covers its energy require ment from fats and saves the sugar reserves for intense exertion. For every kilogram of developed muscle mass, you will burn 100 to 200 calories per day. Furthermore, muscle tissue is about six times as heavy as fatty tissue but takes

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