Muscles and body fat are two distinct tissues. They have different structures, different functions, and react to workout in different ways. Therefore, as commonly perceived, you CANNOT turn fat into muscle or vice versa!

Facts On Fat

• Fat cannot be converted into muscle.
• Fat can be shed ONLY when the number of calories burnt exceeds the number of calories taken. If the reverse happens, fat is gained.
• Fat WILL NOT increase, if you stop training but continue to take a weight-maintenance diet.
• Fat WILL INCREASE, if you train along with an increase in your diet (you eat more).
• Fat cells act as one unit. This means you can’t choose an area where you wish to gain fat or lose it.

Body fat is directly related to your diet. If you consume excess of carbs, dietary fat, and even protein, it will be deposited as fat in your body. The best way to deal with fats is physical activity. You can do this in any form, such as aerobics, resistance exercises, walking, swimming, sprinting, jogging, and other activities that burn calories. (Even ironing clothes burns calories!) Besides, innumerable fat cells act as one unit. They either grow and divide, or stay as they are, or shrink. What they do depends entirely on the ratio of calories consumed and calories burnt.