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Para perder peso, una persona debe quemar más calorías de las que consume y el ejercicio es la mejor forma de hacer esto. Cuando se practica ejercicio de manera regular, los músculos se fortalecen, incluso sin hacer ejercicios con pesas. Los músculos utilizan más calorías que grasa a lo largo del día, incluso en reposo y esto contribuye a lo que comúnmente se conoce como “metabolismo más rápido.”

• Fecha de revisión: 10/13/2006
• Versión en inglés revisada por: Kevin Berman, MD, PhD, Associate, Atlanta Center for Dermatologic Disease, Atlanta, GA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
• Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc.

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