Fat vs. Muscle

It is time to understand how important it is to maintain muscle or even increase muscle tissue to prevent fat from taking over the body. You may have heard that the United States is known as the "fattest" country. Obesity rate in children is increasing at an alarming rate. Diabetes starting to develop in children within their early teenage years.

Fat wants to take over your body. It is time to fight back!!!

Here are a few facts to help you understand how important it is to keep muscle fighting against fat and win:

*Muscle burns fat for energy
*Muscle boosts metabolism
*Muscle helps protect you from heart disease, back pain, arthritis and depression.

Fat will:

*Slow the rate of burning calories thus increasing body fat %
*Increase the chances of heart disease, back pain, arthritis and depression.

Stay active...work on building muscle and live a healthy life!!!