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The body consists of three different types of muscles: smooth, cardiac and skeletal. Skeletal muscles are the ones that can be seen underneath the skin, and these are the ones that are responsible for locomotion.
Generally when people talk about muscles they are referring to the skeletal muscles. Throughout the body there are around six hundred skeletal muscles, which the body needs in order to perform the complicated variety of movements and maneuvers that are used every single day.
Some muscles going to be much bigger than others and others are going to be much smaller, because of the location and function of the muscle. Bigger muscles are bigger out of necessity and they also create the most caloric burn.
A muscle works like an engine in an elementary way of understanding. They take the calories from blood and turn it into combustible energy.
It is the same way gasoline is used by cars, without it the engine would not be able to move the gears and levers that create motion in the car. Without calories muscles wouldn't be able to move the bones and joints that they are attached to.
So if you are on a quest for weight loss then you would do well to work these larger muscle groups in the body. The largest muscle in the body is the gluteus maximus or buttocks, which is actually made up of three different muscles.
The glutes (as they are commonly known) are responsible for hip extension, lateral rotation, and for keeping the body erect. This is why many people will walk to lose weight, it is effective.
The latissimus dorsi is the second largest muscle in the body. In fact, latissimus dorsi translated to English actually means "wide back".
It is the widest muscle in the body, running along the thoracic vertebrae to the sacrum. This muscle is responsible for keeping your arms attached to your trunk, exercising with pull ups and pushups will affect this muscle.
The sartorius muscles are the longest muscle in the body, they runs along the side of the thigh down from the hip to the top of the knee. These muscles are used when folding the legs in an Indian style position.
So if you are trying to lose weight a routine that uses all these muscle groups is going to be very effective for burning a large amount of calories. Yoga and Pilates are both very popular now days and both are going to work by activating larger muscle groups causing increased caloric burn.
Even just stretching these muscles every morning will help to burn a few extra calories in a short time. Start using the glutes, the sartorius and the latissimus dorsi today. Destry Masterson is an author who has written hundreds of articles. She publishes articles for http://www.nordictrack.com and recommends them for treadmills.
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