Weekly “Biggest Loser: Body Composition Competition” Wellness Tip

Enjoy your weekly “Biggest Loser: Body Composition Competition” Wellness Tip:

• Increase lean muscle mass to boost metabolism.

• Increasing the amount of lean muscle mass helps you burn more calories at rest. It raises your resting metabolic rate so you burn more calories throughout the day.

• Having more muscle mass also increases the amount of calories you burn when exercising.

• To increase lean muscle mass focus on the major muscle groups such as the Quadriceps, Hamstrings, Pectoralis Major, Latissimus Dorsi and Trapezius.

• Large muscle groups will have a greater impact on your metabolism.

• Strength training exercises will help increase lean muscle mass.


Wes Adams Ph. D.

Assistant Professor of Kinesiology

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wadams14@alamo. edu

Weekly “Biggest Loser: Body Composition Competition” Wellness Tip:

Enjoy your weekly “Biggest Loser: Body Composition Competition” Wellness Tip:




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Weekly “Biggest Loser: Body Composition Competition” Wellness Tip:

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Here’s a good study that explains the link between exercise and mortality rates. Just a little exercise may increase longevity. Going from sedentary to low activity reduces mortality rates dramatically.


http://www.medicine.ox.ac.uk/bandolier/band50/b50-2.html



Here’s another study about mortality rates among bus driver and ticket collectors. The bus drivers are sedentary and have a higher rate of mortality compared to ticket collectors who move around all day. The article is another example of how just a little exercise can make a significant difference in mortality rates and hypokinetic (low movement) disease.


http://ije.oxfordjournals.org/content/17/2/255.abstract


Wes Adams Ph. D.

Assistant Professor of Kinesiology

210.486.5306

wadams14@alamo. edu