The Importance Of Weight Training On Health And Fitness
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There are many important parts to maintaining proper health and fitness. But one area is frequently neglected in women and that is weight training or some type of weight bearing exercises. Over 70% of all women do not do any weight resistance training. Weight training can help you lose weight faster and keep your bones stronger and body more flexible, stronger and mobile.
Most individuals think that to lose weight you just need to do cardiovascular exercise. While you will burn more calories in a 30 minute session of cardio exercise, in the span of 24 hours you will burn more calories by doing 30 minutes of weight training. By adding weight lifting you can lose 3% more fat then by just cardio exercise alone.
The muscles you are strengthening are also very important for your metabolism. If you have more muscle then you have a greater ability to burn more fat. Even when you are sitting down your muscles are using up calories. So if you can replace 10 pounds of fat with muscle you will burn more calories each day by doing nothing.
It is also known that if you only do aerobic exercise the weight you are losing is not purely fat. You also will lose muscle. You also will get toned and firm up your muscles. This provides muscle definition without getting too bulky.
When you incorporate weight training into your exercise you need to keep track of your measurements besides your weight. With weight training you may not necessarily lose weight because muscle weights more then fat but you will drop a clothing size.
So you should measure yourself regularly besides tracking your weight. You will be very happy with the results as you will feel great and also get that lovely toned look that you desire.
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