Muffin Top-Less

Hypothetical situation:

Let’s say we have two twins, both are 21 year old females, 5’4” 120 pounds. One has 10% body fat (or 110 pounds of muscle) and the other has 20% body fat (or 100 pounds of muscle). 
Who do you think will burn more calories if they both do exactly the same activities all day long? These activities include showering, eating, working out, going to class, reading a magazine, watching tv and sleeping.

If you guessed the twin with more muscle, you guessed correctly! The more lean muscle mass you have on your frame, the higher your metabolic rate and the more calories you burn in a day, JUST BY BEING ALIVE! That is why it is so important to build a STRONG FOUNDATION of muscle!! 
So many girls mistakenly believe they should “lose the weight first, THEN tone up”… but that is completely backwards! What happens is you simply shrink in size, but your body composition does not change.. meaning your metabolism will slow and you will be back to square one in regards to fat loss! You will simply wind up ‘skinny fat’. 
The trick is to focus on building muscle first, then work on ‘cutting down’ through proper nutrition, continued weight lifting and HIIT cardio! (Do NOT overdo the cardio or you will waste away precious muscle!)