3 Reasons Women Must Strength Training For Weight Loss:
I recently attending the NSCA's Personal Trainer Conference. I had the privilege of hearing Rachel Cosgrove present on strength training for women. It is great to hear a fellow professional preaching the same ideas that I have for so long. Women are often hesitant to start a strength training program because they feel they are going to get huge muscles. They get so caught up in this myth they lose sight of all of the other benefits of strength training. If you are trying to lose weight you need to incorporate a strength program first, then focus on cardio.
1. Prevents Bone Loss:
Although both men and women can suffer from osteoporosis it is predominantly seen in women. This is such a preventable disease. It is clearly shown that weight bearing exercise, such as strength training, will improve bone density. There is no reason why anyone should not do everything they can to prevent this disease.
2. Effective For Fat Loss:
Most women will associate strength training with gaining muscle, but most forget how great it is at burning fat. If you do not strength train you will lose muscle mass. If your weight doesn't drop as you age it means you are gaining fat and losing muscle. We want the opposite to happen. We can build more muscle and at the same time burn more fat than we probably would performing just cardio.
3. It Prevents Injury and Strengthens Joints:
When you decide you want to lose weight the first thing you probably think of is to start walking, running, or doing some other form of cardio. This type of exercise will put tremendous force on the joints that you are probably not use to. You need to start strengthen first before you put this stress on the body. This is why so many individuals hurt themselves trying to exercise.
Mike
www.sandiegopremiertraining.com
