If you’re in a calorie deficit – either from dieting or while taking a weight loss drug – these exercises help direct your body to burn more fat instead and hang on to muscle. There’s also a beneficial metabolic effect: muscle tissue burns more calories at rest than fat, which can support long-term weight management.

The newest weight-loss drugs, Wegovy and Zepbound, are incredibly popular. But doctors are still learning about all of the ways they affect the body—both helpful and harmful—beyond reducing weight. In report published in Nature Medicine,

Dr. George Carroll runs BeSlimMD, a private weight loss clinic in Maitland. He has been helping patients lose weight for more than 40 years, but says when so called GLP-1 drugs made from semaglutide or tirzepatide hit the market, it was a game changer.

Josh Gad has opened up for the first time about using GLP-1 medication for weight loss and his seesaw experience with the positive and negative side effects.