Not everyone who is looking to get more fit has an interest in showing off their six-pack abs or stunning the social world with shockingly lean, muscle defined photos.
There are other incredible benefits of becoming lean, apart from flossing in social media and getting six pack abs.
Better Physical Performance
Let’s start with establishing some baselines for what a “lean” body fat percentage looks like. According to this medically reviewed article by BuiltLean, the range for a man is between roughly 10-15 percent, and 17-22 percent for women.
Flexibility
Achieving this level of body fat gives you some pretty great benefits, first and foremost of which is a body that looks and feels great.
People with leaner bodies tend to be healthier, more flexible, more injury resistant, and have quicker cardio recovery times than other people of active lifestyles with higher levels of body fat.
Increased Confidence
When you look and feel physically great, you’ll find that you are more confident in your daily interactions with others, both personal and professional. You could walk in the beach with your
Easier Maintenance
Just like any other machine, biological or mechanical, your body is easier to maintain at a high level of fitness than it is to get there. Once you achieve a lean body, there is some strong research that suggests that your body has ways of helping you stay fit better than it has of helping you get fit.
Cheating Means Less
For reasons that aren’t 100 percent understood yet, a lean body does a better job of metabolizing calories from all sources and tends to be harder to pack fat pounds onto. Therefore you can once in a while take some junk without fear of getting fat
Save Time
The best part of getting lean and staying lean is the incredible amount of physical and mental energy that you save. Plump people take a lot of time to accomplish simple tasks like walking to the market. They also spend a lot of time researching on slimming foods and products.