Many adults today struggle with weight. Recent studies indicate that up to sixty percent of adults today in the United States are either overweight or obese. But we don’t need a government report to tell us we could lose a few pounds, right?
Most people are aware that in order to lose weight, it can help dramatically if you reduce the amount of calories you eat, and increase the amount of calories that you burn.
Eating less is pretty straightforward. Less fast food, sugary, fatty food. More lean meats, and vegetables.
Getting more exercise is where many people have problems. Many people naturally assume that in order to lose weight, you need to do long, slow cardiovascular exercise, like running or bike riding. Many people are unaware of the benefits of strength training. Most women are afraid that strength training will have the opposite effect, and create big, bulky muscles.
Nothing could be further from the truth. First of all, it is much harder for women to get big muscles than it is for men. We can thank mother nature for that.
The main benefit of strength training is that it increases your lean muscle mass, which in turn increases your resting metabolism. This means you burn more calories while you are just sitting around. I don’t know about you, that sounds pretty good to me.
So how do you get lean muscle mass? Easy. Low weight, high reps. And try to target large muscle groups, rather than isolating small ones.
A great way to do this is through body weight exercises. One of the best way to do this is through yoga. Other ways are push ups, sit ups and pull ups. You’ll be amazed how quickly doing these exercises will increase your metabolism.
When you combine a sensible exercise program that aims to increase your lean muscle mass, and decent eating habits, it will be almost automatic to quickly get into fantastic shape.
You can lose weight and become skinny