Why Women should Lift Weights?

Why Women Should Lift Weights How many women reading this right now are frustrated with the way they look? How many of you are doing hours of cardio and starving yourselves to be skinny? Well what if I told you there was an easier way to get in shape, would you believe me? Well the answer ladies is quite simple....Lift Weights!! The problem is that too much emphasis has been on cardio and dieting for women, which the importance of lifting weights is never spoke about. Most women are under the impression that working out with weights will make them “bulky” and “man-like”. This is far from the truth! I am going to shed some light for all you women out there. There is only one thing that burns fat and that is Muscle! So what this means is that the more muscle you have on your body the more efficiently your body can burn fat! Muscles are the only metabolically active tissue in your body, and that means they require calories to work, and if that doesn’t make you smile maybe this will…the primary source of energy for your working muscles is fat! So Ladies The more muscle you have on your body the more fat you burn, and the more calories you burn through out the day. If you have a certain amount of muscle on your body you can eat a reasonable diet without gaining weight. This is what we fitness professionals would like to call a good metabolism. A good metabolism doesn't happen by accident. I do admit genetics play a part in metabolism, but you'd be amazed how much metabolism can be affected by your life choices. Most women are programmed to think they have to weigh a certain amount to be happy. Ladies I am telling you to get rid of that “scale mentality”. Who cares how much you weigh? The most fit and lean bodies are often considered overweight if you place them on the standard height/weight chart. Why? Because muscle is so dense that it weighs more than fat. Muscle also holds about 60% more water than fat tissue causing muscular people to weigh much more than their "skinny fat people”. What you should be most concerned about is your body fat percentage. That is what it all comes down to, your body composition. To be lean you need to have a high percentage of muscle and a lower amount of body fat. Muscle in women deteriorates at almost every stage of their life. This is why women must workout with weights! Weight training rebuilds your lost muscle and therefore fixes and speeds up your metabolism Still convinced you will look “Man-like” if you lift weights? There is one key hormone that causes “man-like” muscle growth and that hormone is testosterone, which women lack. So Ladies workout with weights to prevent muscle deterioration and give you the shape and curves you deserve! www.antbevfitness.com