Toning vs building muscle- do you know the difference? ⬇️

Описание: Toning vs building muscle. Do you know the difference? Read this⬇️
When people typically talk about the ‘toned look’, what they really mean is a body composition with some muscle mass and low body fat percentage. You cannot achieve this without the muscle part.
Unfortunately the ‘toned’ term is being thrown right, left and centre, misleading people and promising false results.

The question you need to ask yourself is, do I want to lose fat or lose weight? Weight loss in itself can result in muscle loss. If you want to lose fat, you need to start some sort of resistance training. And home workouts are enough. You absolutely don’t need fancy gym equipment. Just a good variety of heavy weights.
Muscle increases basal metabolic rate- the calories you burn at rest. Meaning, it actually makes fat loss easier because lean tissue burns more calories at rest than fat tissue, not only improving body comp, but allowing you to eat more while losing fat. ⁣
⁣Building muscle creates an “after burn” effect, meaning your body burns more calories outside of your workouts, making fat loss even easier. This means you don’t have to do “as much” workout wise, because you are naturally increasing metabolic rate via that increased lean tissue. ⁣
⁣Muscle requires protein intake, which has a higher thermic effect when digested. It burns the more calories via digestion in comparison to any other nutrient, increasing calorie burn without having to reduce calories as well as keeping you satiated for much longer.

So in short if you want to achieve a toned look a good place to start would be to strength train at least 2/3 times a week