Active and resting metabolism for fat burning

To understand how to change something that you don;t like about yourself you first have to understand how it works. Our bodies are often referred to as having a "metabolism" but in actuality there are more like two metabolisms working simultaneously. The first one is referred to as the resting metabolism this is your metabolic rate when you are at a state of rest. In other words how many calories your body is burning while just sitting around. This metabolism is directly affected by how much lean muscle mass there is on your body. Therefore the more lean mass you have the more calories and fat you can burn. That is why resistance and weight training are so important. The second metabolism is the active metabolism this one is affected by the amount of activity you do at any given time. This metabolism is only reactive for a short period of time usually 24 hrs after the activity. This is why you have to keep doing cardio to burn off extra fat. The best thing to do is to take advantage of both to achieve your goal. So in other words do both weight training and cardio to get better faster results. Happy training.