Adding a short strength-training regimen in conjunction with your daily cardio can help you accelerate your weight loss and tone up your slimmer, sexier bod.
Increasing your lean mass gives your metabolism a slight boost around the clock, since even at rest muscle cells burn more calories than fat.
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Don’t worry, you don’t need to spend hours at the gym to see a difference. Starting today, your goal is to work in just 10-15 minutes of strength-training exercises 3 days a week. A series of push-ups, planks, lunges, squats, bicep curls, and triceps kickbacks will do the trick.
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