This is a popular myth that survives because as muscle tone increases with exercise, and in particular through using weights, body fat tends to reduce simultaneously, as long as you are following a healthy diet. However, physiologically, muscle and fat are entirely different, and it is simply not possible for one to turn in to the other. While you can lose one and replace it with another, the two never “convert” into different forms.
To get the most from exercise, you should combine cardiovascular exercise (e.g. walking, running, cycling, swimming, skipping, aerobics, dancing) with some weight training – a routine combining these two elements will help you to lose fat and tone up at the same time. |
