The muscles are what we call active muscle mass. They burn energy simply by their mere existence, which means that burning increases the more muscles you have. The only way to create muscle mass is to develop them through strength and resistance training, which is why you should alternate fat-burning exercise with strength training.

Because the body quickly gets accustomed to it, there are a few rules you should follow in order to achieve the best effect. In order to improve at all levels, it is important to always subject the body to new degrees of difficulty and challenge, whether physical or mental.

Consider the following if you want to achieve the best results from your training:

• Combine aerobic (oxygen-needing) and anaerobic (non-oxygen-needing) exercises in a single program. Aerobic activities exercise the heart, while anaerobic exercises are most often used to strengthen the muscles.

• Change stimuli and increase resistance, which can mean that you increase how heavy the weights are, the number of repetitions, the number of sets, or the pace of a workout. A maximum set means that you exercise until the muscles can’t take any more because they have too much lactic acid buildup.

• Exercise regularly, three to six days a week.

• Get enough rest.

• Enjoy what you’re doing.