| As obesity levels rise higher and higher around the | | | | resistance training is all that's required to firm and |
| world, there is one aspect to this problem that | | | | tone your muscles. Remember, it takes a lot of |
| hasn't changed... | | | | work to actually look muscular. |
| You have to expend some energy and put in | | | | 2. Burn more calories right away. |
| some effort if you want to achieve weight loss | | | | You know aerobic exercise burns calories while |
| and fitness with diet and slimming exercises and | | | | you've doing them but a real boost comes from |
| weight training. | | | | weight training. Your metabolism (rate of calorie |
| While there are many ways to go about this one | | | | burning) stays quite elevated for 20-40 minutes |
| of the most efficient weight loss methods | | | | after an aerobic workout. With resistance training |
| continually meets resistance... (Hmm. Maybe that's | | | | your metabolism stays elevated for at least an |
| why it's called resistance training ...) namely, weight | | | | hour after your workout. Overall your metabolism |
| training. | | | | will stay somewhat elevated and boosts calorie |
| Women generally have the hardest time accepting | | | | burning for anything from 4 to 24 hours |
| weight (resistance) training into their fast fighting | | | | depending on the intensity. It is important that |
| repertoire. After all, few women want to bulk up | | | | your resistance training be progressively increased |
| and look muscular and less feminine...and that's | | | | in intensity. |
| what'll happen if you pump iron, right? | | | | 3. Burn even more calories in the long run. |
| Wrong! | | | | With resistance training you are actually building |
| The only time you see a female body builder is | | | | muscle tissue, which is very active metabolically in |
| when they're posing on stage and a common | | | | comparison to fat, which is nearly inert. A kilo of |
| reaction is 'Yuk. I don't want to look like that! I | | | | muscle requires 50-100 calories a day just to |
| just want fitness and a nice slim figure.' | | | | maintain itself. So the more muscle tissue you |
| Yet if you saw those same women in normal | | | | have the more energy (fat) you'll burn off just by |
| clothes in normal situations you'd most likely want | | | | living, even when you're resting! |
| to have the trim, shapely body that they have. | | | | 4. Strengthen bones and supporting muscle |
| The common misconception is that if you do | | | | structure. |
| weight training you are going to suddenly bloom | | | | This is so you don't become prematurely old, |
| out with muscles all over you. If only that were | | | | stooped and weak and susceptible to injury. This |
| true; keeping the weight down would be easy. | | | | is a major reason why even women who don't |
| The fact is, very few women could ever make | | | | need to lose fat should still be concerned about |
| themselves look like a Ms Olympia body builder. | | | | maintaining muscle tissue. |
| They are professional athletes who work | | | | 5. Improve self-esteem. |
| incredibly hard in their training and on their diet in | | | | When you look good you tend to feel good. With |
| order to maximize their muscle mass and | | | | more toned muscle you not only look better but |
| muscular appearance. | | | | feel good because you actually have more |
| Believe me, getting too muscular is the least of | | | | energy. You feel more confident and positive |
| your problems. So don't reject this major weapon | | | | about life, and better able to cope with stress. |
| in your arsenal against body fat on a mistaken | | | | So c'mon ladies, regardless of your age, let's |
| assumption. | | | | assist your diet and slimming program and boost |
| Instead, consider what weight bearing exercise will | | | | your general fitness. It's time to get into moving |
| do for you in the war on fat: | | | | some weights around so you can move that |
| 1. Build a firm foundation to your muscle structure. | | | | excess weight off your body and raise the quality |
| You have muscles all over you. We all do. Without | | | | of body and life. Don't wait. Start your weight |
| them we wouldn't be able to move. Moderate | | | | training today. |