3 Reasons why your Running shoes are keeping you from Losing Weight REASON #1 – IT BURNS MUSCLE Running only burns muscle and rarely fat deposits. When you run, your body needs energy and it needs it quickly. So it turns to the most readily available source – muscle. In order to burn fat, you have to kick your metabolism into high gear. But that takes a little time. When you run, you need instant energy and the process of converting fat into energy takes too long to start and too long to process. That’s why so many professional runners are lean but have that sort of stringy physique. The fact is that walking for an hour is better for you. Or if you want to run to exercise your heart, it’s best to space it at intervals, which we’ll talk about later. REASON #2 – IT JUST DOESN’T BURN THAT MANY CALORIES So when you slip on those expensive runners and hit the street, what are you actually burning in terms of calories? Multiple studies show that on average, a per...
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