Maintaining a healthy weight is a goal for many people, and aerobic exercise is one way to kick your metabolism into high gear, to help burn excess fat by using the chemical energy that's stored inside it.
The fat in your body is actually a connective tissue made up of cells called adipocytes, or fat cells.
Which raises the question: What happens to these cells when you burn up your fat stores?
Do the cells just disappear when their energy is released?
Well, here's the skinny on your fat cells…
They never really go away.
But they can grow and shrink, depending on whether you're gaining or losing weight.
And that's a good thing.
You don't want your fat cells to completely go away because that tissue plays an important role in your anatomy.
Fat gives your body structure, cushions your organs, and keeps you insulated to help regulate your body temperature.
