Sep 26 2008
Weight Train To Lose Weight
A great way to speed up your weight loss progress is to incorporate weight training into your exercise program. Weight training can help tighten and tone muscles and burn calories and fat at the same time. I know that a lot of people, especially women, are worried that they will bulk up if they work out with weights, but it’s not true. They will actually slim down and tone their muscles.
Start off with light weights when you first begin. Pick weights were you can do 10-12 reps of an exercise before you are totally fatigued. One great tip that I learned when working out with weights is to keep your heart rate up, moving quickly from exercise to exercise with no break in between. This will actually put you in a calorie burning zone at the same time you are weight training.
Muscle may weight more than fat, but it also burns more calories even when you are just resting. Who doesn’t want to burn more calories when sitting on the couch? Incorporate 2-3 half hour sessions of weight training into your week and you will definitely see it in your body.
(Photo by: jeltovski)
I am trying to lose some weight and also have to do tummy exercises as most of the fat is around the mid rift..that is horrible lol.