How to Obtain a Good Muscle to Fat Ratio Post 1.

Many health and fitness articles in major magazines and on the web refer to the ‘Muscle to Fat’ Ratio of the body. Maintaining this ratio in the proper proportions is essential to keeping the body fit. But exactly what is the Muscle to Fat Ratio? Simply put it is the numerical balance between the body’s muscle mass and adipose fat tissue. This ratio is out of balance when there is too much fat or too little muscle.

An increase in the amount of fat leads to various chronic diseases like diabetes mellitus, heart diseases, obesity, arteriosclerosis, gallstones, etc. Therefore it is important to stay in the normal range of the muscle to fat ratio so as to stay fit, maintain the appropriate BMI (Basic Metabolic Rate) and to maintain the other processes of the body & mind.

Body fat is measured in many ways, such as bioelectrical impedance, skin fold treatment, hydrostatic weighing tanks, and infrared interactance. Once the amount of fat has been calculated, it is important to bring it down if it is too high.

There are many ways to bring the fat ratio down. Cutting back on fattening foods, and becoming “calorie conscious” works for some people, while others prefer to use a low-carb, high-protein approach. In our next post we will discuss this subject in more detail.