Resistance Training Will Blast the Fat Away

Summer is coming and now is the time to start shedding the pounds so we can look good in a bathing suit. Lifting weights will help tone muscles and make your curves look sexy. Lifting weights can be scary for females because we don't want bulky big muscles. Only about a fifth of females strength train about twice a week. Lifting weights will give you an edge over belly fat, stress, heart disease, and cancer. Here are a few reasons to lift weights.

• For every pound of muscle on your body you burn 100 calories a day.
• Between ages 30 to 50 you can lose 10% of your body's total muscle. Over time it is likely to be replaced by fat. One pound of fat takes up 18% more space then one pound of muscle.
• As we age bone density gets worse and worse so lifting weights can help increase the bone density.
• You will get into shape quicker. Circuit training with weights increases the heart rate 15 beats per minute higher then if you ran at 60-70% of your max heart rate. Circuit training will be discussed in a later post.
• Your heart will be healthier.

There are so many different exercises to do with weights, but even if it's just the basic bicep curl that is a start to burning more calories and getting the heart healthy so you can be fit.