Women, Weights are the Way to go

It’s the staple diet of most weight-conscious women these days - a sensible eating program and a regular exercise routine. It makes them feel good about themselves, it keeps them stress-free, and it helps them sleep well each night. Their energy levels are on the up, and they feel able to go from day to day without worrying about putting on weight. They know well enough to attribute this feeling of wellness to the sweat and toil of their daily workout, but mention the phrase weight training and watch them shrink back like they’ve been burned.

It’s a common misconception that most women carry around with them like excess baggage – that working out with weights is liable to give them bulging biceps and well-rounded thighs like those seen on professional body builders. Au contraire, there are various benefits that accrue to women when they start working with weights, some of which I’ve listed below:

Weight training helps build muscles, not the ones that are clearly visible on a body builder’s façade, but the ones that help boost your metabolism. The higher your metabolic rate, the faster you burn the calories you eat. If you’ve wondered how some people you know are able to eat all they want and not gain a single pound, the answer lies in their metabolism – they simply burn all they pack in, leaving nothing to be stored as fat on their bodies.
When you work with weights, you build your strength. Stronger bones and muscles allow you more stamina during the course of your daily routine and prevent the onset of osteoporosis and arthritis, diseases that women are more prone to than men when they hit menopause.
Your body looks so much better because of the toned muscles, a look that does not come with doing just aerobic exercises.
Weight training allows you to exercise specific parts of your body rather than just the whole as with cardio workouts; you can target those areas which are the biggest, like your thighs or abdomen and work on getting them into shape.
An exercise routine with just cardio workouts burns both fat and muscle, which means you end up slowing your metabolism, and one with only weight training does not make your fat deposits disappear. You need combine the both cardio and weights so that you get the best of both and keep your body looking fit and healthy.

Remember to drink lots of water and eat sensibly, a diet high in protein, complex carbohydrates and good fats, when you work out with weights. Don’t worry about looking like a muscular man, because unless you’re on testosterone supplements or anabolic steroids, there’s no way you’re going to get that body builder’s look.


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This post was contributed by Heather Johnson, who writes on the subject of X-Ray Technician programs. She invites your feedback at heatherjohnson2323 at gmail dot com.