Weight lifting for weight loss
Many experts believe that weight
lifting programs, even if you use light weights like dumbbels, can be
the best exercise for weight loss. And not just because it turns your
muscles into fat-burning furnaces. Look at this list of the benefits
you'll gain by adding weight lifting exercises to your schedule:
- Easier weight loss or weight maintenance
- Leaner, stronger body
- Improved appearance
- Better posture
- Lower blood pressure
- Increased resting metabolism rate
- Improved balance and coordination (used to
be called "grace")
- Stronger bones, and protection against osteoporosis
In simple terms, this means you'll look better and feel stronger. And
if you need to lose weight, strength training is an absolute must. Low
calorie diets lower your metabolism - it's been known for years that
trying to lose weight with a low-calorie diet alone will just put you
on the yo-yo diet roller-coaster. If you want to get off the roller-coaster
and lose your excess weight permanently, you need to do something
different. You need to use simple strength training exercises combined
with a healthy diet low in sugar and fat, because this regimen will
let you lose weight fast - and keep it off for good.
Getting started using weight lifting for weight loss:
The fat-burning benefits of weight lifting exercises actually go on
working even when you're at rest. How can that happen?
Because muscle cells burn more energy than fat
cells, and strong muscles burn more calories than flabby muscles. They
also store sugar as a source of energy for the next time they're used.
The sugar stored in muscle cells doesn't turn
into fat. And the improved metabolism means that you don't have to worry
as much about dieting. If you've been dieting for years, weight lifting
exercises are even more important, because they allow you to correct
the metabolic damage caused by your low-cal diets.
Why does an efficient metabolism matter? Because
a slower metabolism means you'll gain weight if you don't reduce the
amount of food you eat. And according to Covert Bailey, dieting alone
can actually slow down your metabolism, which just makes matters
worse. The best way to lose weight and look fantastic is to eat a healthy
diet filled with fresh fruits and vegetables, while also using both
aerobic exercises and strength training exercises throughout the week.
Eat right, practice a simple weight lifting program
three times a week. Walk a few more blocks to work. That's all it takes
to get the improved metabolism that helps you lose weight even when
you're resting and having fun.
Weight lifting articles to help you get started:
Weight lifting for absolute
beginners - anyone can get wonderful benefits from weight
lifting - weight loss, fitness, protection from osteoporosis.
Strengthen your abdominal muscles
- It's the foundation of strength.
Build a home gym for $40.00 or less - article
shows you how.
Weight lifting for women - article
answers some of your questions about weight lifting for women
Resources to help you lose weight with weight
lifting exercises:
Weight lifting for
absolute beginners An ebook to get you started with strength training
- for weight loss, a firmer body, more grace - even protection from
bone loss.
Experts
top 12 weight lifting tips for women
Calories burned
during exercising - complete list of exercises and how many calories
they burn.
Report
proves weight lifting benefits for women The Bone, Estrogen and
Strength Training (BEST) study published in the January issue of the
American College of Sports Medicine journal, Medicine & Science
in Sports & Medicine, tracked 140 post-menopausal women who lifted
weights for a year. This article brings you the results
