Why Women Should Take Up Weightlifting
Posted by admin on August 17, 2009
Many women don’t include lifting weights as part of their exercise routine. They worry about becoming over muscled or think it’s only for guys. But anyone can greatly benefit from adding a weight-training routine at least two days a week. A proper routine with weights will build lean muscle and give you a nice toned sleek look. Women don’t need to worry about developing large muscles, that takes years of serious dedication and intense training.
The best reason to add weight training to your weekly schedule is to gain muscle mass. This doesn’t mean having huge muscles. It just means that replacing fat tissue with lean muscle tissue makes everything you do burn more calories. Muscle tissue burns calories two to four times faster than fat. That means that the more muscle you have the more calorie burning benefit you will get from everything you do.
You can start a simple weight-training program with just a pair of dumbbells. Start with a smaller weight and gradually advance to something you can lift eight to ten times for two or three sets. If you walk or do aerobics adding ankle weights can help you increase the cardiovascular results while you build up your leg muscles. You can specific advice on techniques and recommendation for the proper size of weights by searching the web.
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