We should also know that muscles responds exactly to how it is nourished and used the following are some characteristics of muscles tissue.

muscles is our body's furnace, which uses fat and carbohydrates for fuel. It means that it can use a large amount of calories under right condition. Every pound of Lean Body Mass uses 12 calories a day.) So if you want to loss weight (fat), the higher proportion of muscles tissue you have, the faster you reach your goal.

Also, muscles is the engine that powers our body's movement and determines our performance, our shape and posture. Muscles tone helps to eliminate aches and pains.

muscles becomes a source of protein and carbohydrates when you're not eating. That means muscles will actually be broken down and used as fuel. Losing muscles is common, difficult to detect and somewhat like dying slowly.

As muscles tissue makes up about 30 - 35% of the Lean Body Mass of the average adult female and approximately 40 - 45% of those of male, the more Lean Body Mass we have, the fitter we are. And every pound of muscles can help us lose weight (fat), because it burns 12 calories a day.

In our resting state, when we are not moving about or exercising, we use up and burn about 1 cal per hour for every 2 pounds of lean body mass (about 2.2 pounds of body weight). This is referred to as your basal metabolic rate (BMR).

After we've looked at muscles, let's look at the Fat.

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