Women have been avoiding lifting weight in fear of getting bulky. This is because women worry gaining too much muscles as well as looking big. According to Tamayo (2011), women should realize they will not be in a position of lifting heavier weights like men who usually lift 100 pounds. Weight lifting is good for women in different ways (Tamayo, 2011).
Firstly, the website explained that weight lifting burns a lot of fat compared to cardio machines. According to the website, Penn state had a research on three dieters group whereby the first group had no exercise, second aerobic exercise only and the third aerobic exercise and weight training (Tamayo, 2011). They all lost 21 pounds but the third group that engaged themselves in lifting shed six more pounds than those who did not.
Secondly, more calories will be burnt which is a very good way of losing weight, the website reported. Also, the more muscles gained is a result of burning more fat compared to cardio. In addition, there is an increase in metabolism with weight lifters compared to cardio (2011).
Finally, weight training helps you feel less stressed overall. According to Tamayo (2011), studies show that in stressful situations, the blood pressure levels of people with more muscle return to normal the fastest. Furthermore, the fittest people generally have lower levels of stress hormones than less fit people.
The number one thing women should take note of is that, you will not get big and bulky unless you want to. “Women cannot naturally get that big...however you will gain muscle, strength, confidence, and one heck of a body”.
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