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3 scientifically validated ways you can elevate your fat loss
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3 scientifically validated ways you can elevate your fat loss progress while maintaining a calorie deficit.
⚡️QUALITY SLEEP: A 2010 study found that sleeping 8 hours per night results in more fat loss and muscle preservation when compared to sleeping only about 5 hours per night [2]. Another 2018 study supports these findings [3].
🚶♂️WALKING: A 2017 study found that walking an extra 2.5hrs/week while maintaining a calorie deficit, boosts fat loss progress by 20% [4]. This makes sense, frequent walks increase your daily expenditure, resulting in a larger calorie deficit.
💪🏼BUILD MUSCLE: Muscle is metabolically active tissue. For every kilogram of muscle you build, your body burns roughly 13 extra calories [5]. While this is not a huge amount of extra calorie burn, the increase in your resting metabolic rate does add up over time