Sculpt Your Body
Get more strength, burn more fat and turn more heads…
It’s A Personal Question
What do you want your muscles to look like? Do you want to sculpt them long and lean? Do you want to build them bigger? What do you want your muscles to do? Help you play sports better, get stronger, improve your posture, carry a child with ease?
When it comes to muscle - PHC answers all your questions. Pottstown Health Club has the equipment and the know-how to help you develop your muscles the right way. Here’s some of the magic behind your muscles:
Build Metabolism that Supports Fat Loss - Lean muscle tissue is "metabolically active". This means it draws upon your body’s energy to maintain it. A pound of lean muscle tissue can burn up to an additional 50 calories a day. Think about that. Each week you would burn off an additional 350 calories. This happens while you’re asleep, watching T.V. or at work. Now, do the math. What would happen if you added five lbs of lean muscle tissue. (That’s an additional1750 calories burned) Bottom line: Building lean muscle tissue is one of the most effective fat loss strategies you can use.
Women Who Add Lean Muscle Look Smaller - A pound of muscle and a pound of fat weigh the same. (Don’t be fooled) However, a pound of muscle takes up much less space on your body than a pound of fat. That’s because muscle is very dense tissue (think metal) and fat is very porous tissue (think sponge). So, when women lift weights it improves their muscle’s tonus - this creates a firm, sculpted and "smaller" look.
Men Can Pack On Size and Strength - Testosterone is an amazing hormone. It significantly increases the rate of muscular development from resistance training. It allows men to pack on far more muscle than women. Knowing this, men can use their muscle building body chemistry to their advantage. They can increase muscle size and or sculpt their muscles to create the look they want.
Functional Benefits - Both men and women reap the benefits of developing muscular strength from resistance training using free weights and machines. There is also another component of strength called core or functional strength that conditions the internal muscles of the body. Developing your muscles for functional strength helps your body move better and more efficiently. At PHC functional movements can be performed with stability balls, BOSU, kettle balls and a variety of traditional exercise modifications and body weight work.
Defy Age - As we get older, we lose lean muscle tissue. And just as more lean muscle tissue helps us burn fat, less lean muscle tissue means our bodies will store more fat. The great news is you can increase your lean muscle mass regardless of your age. It’s never too late to start. Building lean muscle is a great insurance policy for aging gracefully.
Start showing the magic in your muscle today. For more great ways to sculpt your body check out: