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    Fitness Hacks To Transform Your Body

    A lack of sleep raises cortisol levels. Cortisol is a hormone that
    increases when stress levels increase, one of the causes being a
    lack of sleep. Cortisol causes a break down of body tissue (think
    muscle). Combine this with dieting, which also raises cortisol
    levels and you have a problem with the potential loss of muscle
    mass.

    Losing muscle mass is the opposite of what you want to happen
    when training for fat loss. Losing muscle makes everything worse
    – how you look, how you feel; it slows down your metabolism
    which makes it harder to lose fat. On top of that, it brings about
    a loss of strength which makes your training as well as everyday
    activities more difficult.

    A study that appeared in the journal Laboratory of Physiology in
    Belgium, showed that those who were not getting enough sleep,
    had higher cortisol levels in the afternoon and early evening,
    when compared to those that were getting enough sleep.

    Ever crave carbohydrates after a night of tossing and turning? It
    seems a lack of sleep has an impact on hormone release and

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