5 lbs of muscle versus 5 lbs of bodyfat!

Resistance training is an excellent method for adding additional muscle mass. Whether your goal is weight loss, increasing strength, or just improving your overall fitness, AZ Fitness Concepts (www.getfitaz.com) offers personal training in Scottsdale and Phoenix and will help you achieve those goals in the shortest amount of time possible! We are currently offering New Years specials on all personal training packages and bootcamp classes. You can reach us via email at train@getfitaz.com or phone at 480-788-8118.


Facts about muscle:

- 1 pound of muscle burns an additional 30-100 calories a day. to put things into perspective, eliminating 3500 calories (through diet, exercise, increased metabolic rate, etc.) in a week will typically result in a 1 pound weight loss of bodyfat.

- muscle aids in contributing to your overall calorie expenditure when exercising (in other words, you burn even more calories when you exercise!).

- helps strengthen connective tissue and improves balance and coordination.

- muscle tissue/cells are smaller than fat cells (adipose tissue). if your fitness goals are to lose weight or you're looking to have lean arms or smaller thighs, a couple added pounds of muscle will result in your having less bodyfat, and you'll be that much closer to achieving your fitness goals!