| Is weight training exercise important when dieting? | | | | can be done every day of the week. Curves isn't |
| Many experts will quickly tell you "yes" if you ask | | | | the only choice for women who wish to do |
| them this question. Why? It's because weight | | | | weight training exercises. The YMCA is a good |
| training builds muscle and helps increase the body's | | | | place for both men and women who want to get |
| metabolic rate. This means, that even while | | | | in shape. |
| resting, a person who weight trains and who has | | | | Muscle building exercises shouldn't be done every |
| built more muscle in their body will burn more | | | | day though because they fatigues the muscles |
| calories than a person who doesn't do any weight | | | | too much (except for body builders who spend |
| training. | | | | hours a day in a gym following highly specialized |
| Plus, weight training workouts typically burn more | | | | workouts under the advice of highly trained |
| calories per minute of exercise than cardio | | | | trainers). Muscles need a day to rest and recover |
| workouts do. | | | | from their workout before being worked out |
| But, for women especially, the thought of doing | | | | again. That's why the recommendation for most |
| weight training exercises with the intent of building | | | | people is three weight training sessions a week, |
| muscle scares them because they think it will | | | | doing cardio workouts the other days of the |
| make them look less feminine and too masculine. | | | | week, with one day a week off to rest. |
| A woman shouldn't worry though. Unless she does | | | | Another benefit of weight training workouts while |
| a tremendous amount of muscle building exercises | | | | dieting that many people don't think of is that |
| (hours a day) she will not develop a more | | | | they prevent the loss of lean body mass that |
| masculine physique. | | | | typically occurs when people diet. What typically |
| Many experts are now recommending that | | | | happens when a person goes on a diet is they |
| women pick up heavier weights to help them build | | | | lose some of their muscle mass along with that |
| more muscle and a lean, toned body that is | | | | unwanted fat. Weight training exercise also |
| healthy. | | | | strengthens bones and connective tissue. |
| Curves for women is one national chain that | | | | So, to help your weight loss efforts be successful, |
| promotes a circuit type workout for women that | | | | do three 30 minute weight training exercise |
| builds muscle without building bulk. They | | | | sessions a week. Not only will they help you lose |
| recommend doing their 30 minute workout three | | | | weight, they will help you get stronger, more |
| times a week. That doesn't mean a person should | | | | toned, and healthier. |
| only exercise three times a week. Cardio exercise | | | | |