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Exercises to Lose Fat and Not Bulk Up Muscle

Published Jul,08 2011 | By Nicole Schubert

Getting rid of unwanted fat involves doing exercises that burn plenty of calories and eating a low-calorie yet nutritious diet. The exercises that burn the most calories are cardio exercises, which increase heart rate and tone muscle rather than building mass.

Nicole Schubert has been writing and editing for healthy lifestyle, social networking, parenting and fashion websites since 2000. She is a screenwriter who also spent numerous years in feature film editing. Nicole played collegiate tennis at UCSB and was a certified aerobics instructor. She earned a Bachelor of Science in bio-psychology from UCSB and a Master of Science in management from Boston University.