This statement is wrong on so many levels its not true, but lets set the record straight once and for all!
In most gyms, you only see women near the CV machines, the bike, stepper and treadmill mainly, and never seeing them pushing any kind of weight.
First of all, if they don’t start lifting weights, they will NEVER reshape their bodies effectively. If you just do aerobic exercise, you may be likely to get smaller but the shape you want will never happen.
Your metabolism won’t be raised as much either, if you do aerobic work your metabolism will be raised for around 12 hours, if you do some weights and aerobic work, your metabolism will be raised for 36 hours, huge difference right there and a great reason to include resistance training in your workouts.
Women in recent studies have been found to be twice as likely to suffer from depression.
It has been found that intense weight training or intense resistance exercise has been found to get rid of many of the symptons associated with depression. The same results were not found by doing aerobic work alone. This can be a massive change and uplift to anyone’s mindset and is very recommended.
All women i have trained hard with weights always look more feminine, and never bulky. You get toned with resistance work and not “bulked out” like so many people say, that only happens if you consume huge amounts of food daily as well as illegal steroids, which leads into a whole new world of negatives.
Don’t forget the bone strengthening benefits of resistance training, in these days of osteoporosis and osteoarthritis, there has never been a better time to do your resistance work, any doctor will tell you that. I have seen some serious results first-hand so i know it works in a big way!
You will get an enormous amount out of resistance training, and do wonders for your appearance as well as your mindset. When you get used to lifting weights, you will become more confident and it will feel very good to be thata much stronger and much more toned.
In short weight training and resistance work will benefit you in every single way, so lets get on with your workouts and incorporate resistance at least twice a week!
