Thanks to the billions of money that is spent in marketing people believe that the best way to lose weight is to do some type of cardio, like aerobics or zumba. Sorry to say, but nothing could be further from the truth. The best way to lose weight is to be sure you are burning off more calories per day then you are taking in. The best way to do this is to gain muscle mass. Now I'm not saying you have to become a bodybuilder, who really wants to look like that anyways!! But you do want to gain muscle mass because for every three pounds of muscle the body adds our resting metabolic rate increases by 7%, and our daily calorie requirements increase by 15%. That is because of the nature of muscle.... meaning that muscle is an active tissue.
Now cardio does have its place for working the most important muscle of the body, which is the heart!!! But it is not what all those fitness instructors would lead you to believe. Like everything in life, there needs to be balance. Cardio is important, but no more important then strength training and building muscle mass. And remember building muscle mass does not mean that you will become a body builder.
