Muscle Turns to Fat When You Stop Exercising
Muscles and Fat.
How many times you have come across people saying that they grew fat after they left working out. At least I know of many. They make other people believe that muscles turn into fat once you stop working out.
However the fact differs. Let me tell you the fact.
Muscle and fat are completely different tissues that are not interchangeable. Muscle tissue is separate and fat tissue is separate. Instead, there are two key reasons why people perceive that muscle turns to fat when they stop exercising.
Muscle goes from firm to floppy when it’s not used. It also decreases in size hence the saying, use it, or lose it. Many people stop exercising but don’t adjust how much food they eat. The reality is, when you exercise less, you have to eat less.
So don’t believe anyone when someone next time tells you that his muscles got converted into fat once he/she stopped working out.
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Ken Gack | Nov 12, 2008 | Reply
‘Many people stop exercising but don’t adjust how much food they eat’
That is the real point isn’t it!
It’s ludicrous, but I have actually had people tell me that they didn’t want to perform strength training because of the fear the muscles would turn to fat.
Sydney Hazelton | Nov 14, 2008 | Reply
A myth often gets carried away more than accurate information. Glad to know that one!
Darla Smith | Nov 18, 2008 | Reply
An interesting article.