Benefits of Weight Lifting For Women

I wanted to share the wonderful benefits of weight lifting for women. It's the type of exercises most women avoid and they really shouldn't. These types of exercises can help you drop fat faster, tone up and feel stronger, all while having a feminine body.

Benefit One: You'll burn calories after you workout. When you do cardio activities, once you stop, you stop burning calories. When you're using weights, you'll be burning calories when you're sitting in front of a computer, when you're on the couch watching a movie and even when you're sleeping. Can't say that about cardio.

Benefit Two: The more muscle you have, the more calories you burn. I'm not suggesting that you bulk up if you don't want to, but putting on muscle is unnoticeable and the more you have the more calories you'll burn everyday. Your body will burn an extra 60 calories a day. If you put on 5lbs of muscle that means you get to eat a tuna fish sandwich and an apple extra everyday without ever putting any fat on your body.

If you're still scared of putting on muscle, just look at what celebrities do. Before a big role, they pay an expensive trainer to get them to hit weights because it works and it works fast.

Benefit Three: The added strength is a gift you'll never want to give up. No longer will it be a chore to pick up your children or carry in heavy groceries from the car. When you're doing gardening in the summer, it's not a sweaty task to drag around bags of soil. It's easy because you're strong.

These are the main benefits of weight lifting for women. If you were shy about the idea before reading this, you should hopefully be open to it now. Get into the gym and start lifting those weights.

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