Short and Sweet Toning Workout

“Lifting will make me bulky”, says most women out there, but they’re wrong. Lifting won’t make you bulky if you’re not training to be bulky. The one women has a specific meal, training, and supplement regimen to get her to this size of muscle. This body takes a lot of sacrifice, but  toned, shapely body takes walking over the dumbbell section of the gym.

So, I am telling you to head over to the weight section, but you’re still unsure then let me give you some benefits to persuade you more.

1. According to a study done at Penn State, you will lose 40% body fat by incorporating weight lifting exercises in your exercise routine. If you just incorporate cardio into your daily exercise routine you will lose fat, but you will also lose muscle. The rule of thumb in this scenario is that 1 pound of muscle grown is 4 pounds of fat lost and the more muscle the more toned you will look in that bathing suit!
2. You will burn more muscle at rest when incorporating weights into your exercise routine because after a lifting session your muscle fibers need energy to repair, thus an extra increase in calorie burn.
3. As women we genetically have a high rate of osteoporosis and surprisingly research has found that weight lifting decreases those chances! Resistance training helps bone density and a chemical in the body called osteocalcin, which is an important factor in bone growth.
4. You’ll be stronger and faster. Muscular strength not all makes it easier to lift things, people, or pets but the strength helps you with different cardiovascular exercises such as biking. Stronger legs will help you pump, run, walk, and balance better then if you just continue to stick with cardio respiratory exercises.  
5. You will be increasingly happier. Honestly,wouldn’t seeing abdominal muscles appear in your midsection after a few weeks of resistance training ,make you happy?

There are way more benefits that I could list in this blog post, but trying a resistance training program out for the next 4-6 weeks is way more beneficial! So, get out there and train!