Lose weight
Build more muscle and lose fat – with strength training, you increase your basal metabolic rate and reduce your body fat percentage. Get the best out of yourself with targeted muscle building and an active lifestyle.
Time to bulk up: in muscles.
When it comes to losing weight, women and men think of doing more sport and exercise, eating less, reducing their calorie intake and going on a diet. And all with the aim of reducing their body fat percentage. However, anyone who wants to lose weight sustainably and permanently improve their health, metabolism and appearance should integrate strength training into their training plan alongside a protein-rich diet. Why? Because strength training signals to the body that muscle mass is needed. During the weight loss phase, the body usually draws on body fat. Without strength training, there is a good chance that you will lose muscle mass as well as fat. The consequence: your performance will decrease.
Promote your health with strength training.
When fat is bad for your health.
Untrained muscles produce a flabby outward appearance.
Muscles are like engines that consume energy. They can have significant advantages for the quality of life and the figure.
However, if we gradually accumulate more and more fat over time and at the same time our muscles atrophy, this leads to an unfavourable balance. In addition to aesthetic appearances, obesity can also cause health problems and lead to metabolic disorders such as diabetes. Other consequences are high blood pressure, osteoarthritis, strokes, etc. And even the back is affected.
Many consequences, one solution.
The solution is called strength training, combined with a balanced diet with an adequate supply of proteins. This is how you can sustainably influence metabolic activity. In addition to looking better, you can achieve many health benefits, such as:
If you only go hungry, you lose muscle instead of fat.
A diet may well show the corresponding results on the scales, but this is misleading. If you want to get fit, you shouldn't rely on diet alone. It's more promising to activate your metabolism and fat burning through strength training. If you only reduce your food intake, you will lose weight quickly, but not just fat will be affected. Up to 30% of the weight lost will be muscle.
On the other hand, if you combine a reduction in food intake with regular and constant muscle training, your body will receive the signal that it needs muscle mass. As a result, more fat mass is broken down. Your strength and performance will be maintained.
By working against resistance, your muscles gain strength.
Two nutrition tips:
An essential requirement for muscle building: proteins.
Tip 1: A protein-rich diet prevents muscle protein from being used to generate energy when calorie intake is reduced. At the same time, enough proteins are available to build muscle. Animal products such as milk, meat, fish or eggs and plant products such as legumes or nuts provide extra protein.
Tip 2: Drink water. You can save a lot of calories by replacing sugary drinks with water. In addition, a study by researcher Rebecca Muckelbauer indicates that increased water consumption helps you lose weight.
Strong muscles give you the decisive advantage.
Our body uses energy 24 hours a day. The skeletal muscle balances supply and demand, drawing on several energy resources. About 60 to 70% of the daily energy requirement is accounted for by the basal metabolic rate alone. This is the energy your body needs at rest to maintain vital functions such as heartbeat, breathing, blood circulation, digestion and heat production. Your muscles also consume energy around the clock and burn sugar and fat for this purpose, among other things. They are your largest metabolic organ. If your muscles are trained, they consume more energy – even when you are resting. Therefore, building muscle will firstly increase your fat burning and secondly tone your figure.
Increase your basal metabolic rate with strength training.