To lose weight, you must burn more calories than you eat. Exercise
is the best way to do this. When you exercise regularly, you build
stronger muscles, even if you do not work out with weights. Muscles
use more calories than fat throughout the day, even while you are
resting. This contributes to what is commonly called a "faster
metabolism."
Review Date: 11/18/2009
Reviewed By: David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc., and Linda
J. Vorvick, MD, Medical Director, MEDEX Northwest Division of
Physician Assistant Studies, University of Washington, School of
Medicine.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
