Does strength training help with weight loss?
We recommend strength training combined with cardio in your exercise plan. These types of activities increase your body’s ability to burn fat. Strength-training exercises are anaerobic activities, which raise the body’s metabolic rate after the workout to help the recovery of muscles, so the body continues to burn fat in the hours following the strength training. Strength training carried out in conjunction with a healthy diet and cardio training will aid with weight loss.
As a woman, I don’t want to bulk up so should I be doing any strength training?
This is a common misconception, especially for women. If you have been put off strength training in the past through fear of bulking up, this is far from the case. Studies have found that high estrogen levels make it difficult for women to bulk up without the use of artificial drugs. Strength training is a great way to become leaner and can assist in burning calories.
What are the benefits of strength training, other than getting strong and building muscle?
• Strengthening bones
• Protecting against diseases
• Boosting metabolism
• Regulating insulin
• Lowing inflammation
• Improving posture and sleep
• Boosting mood and energy levels
• Improving balance
• Improving self-confidence!
If I suddenly stop strength training, will my muscles turn to fat?
If you stop working out, your muscles will reduce in size when they are not trained. This is a common misconception, fat and muscle are two altogether different types of tissues. If you stop exercising, you will see changes in your muscles as they will lose firmness, but they won’t turn to fat. Whatever excess calories you consume could lead to weight gain, but this is fat tissue developing as a result an excess of calories over what your body burns in a day, it is not muscle turning to fat. You must have a consistent deficit in calories to lose weight.
What are the benefits of working out as we age?
