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How to know what exercises can not help me gain muscle but lose weight at the same time?

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Dr. Jose Barreto answered

Specializes in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Aerobic exercise: Aerobic exercise (bike, running, walking) are good to burn calories and loose weight. With this type of exercise you are working out the type 1 (oxidative) fiber and not the type 2 fiber which usually hypertrophies when lifting weight (anaerobic exercise). www.otwithmd.com.

Answered 5/6/2013

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