Increasing muscle
mass increases BMR.
Not exact matches
This is important because as lean body
mass increases, the basal metabolic rate (
BMR) also
increases.
However,
increasing muscle
mass does
increase BMR, because muscle is metabolically «hungry» and it takes more energy to maintain more muscle.
Weight - bearing exercise
increase lean muscle
mass,
increase BMR.
Having more muscle
mass increases your basal metabolic rate (
BMR), which helps you to burn more fat at rest.
By
increasing your muscle
mass, you'll also
increase your
BMR.
However, anaerobic exercise, such as weight - lifting, indirectly leads to a higher
BMR because it builds muscle
mass,
increasing resting energy consumption.