In addition, we lose both fat and muscle during weight loss - so relying on an eating plan without upping exercise levels, the greater the muscle loss. Weight training can help you keep the muscle while you lose the fat; particularly on the upper body which isn't loaded much by walking, jogging or cycling. Weight training can help you achieve your goals.
Another reason to add weight training to your routine is to help with the toning up as you lose your weight. Ladies often think that they shouldn't be doing weight training as they are worried about getting bulky, but let me reassure you that women's bodies are not designed to be big and unless you are working out every day and working on weight training exercises for an hours or more and doing a lot of isolation work then you will only tone muscles and help build the metabolic rate which will help in your weight loss. As a Body Pump certified instructor in a local gym I take 3 classes a week, on top of this I also do other resistance training in my other classes and I have not bulked out but have toned up a lot as I had lots of flabby skin (mind you I still have some flab but that is because once we hit 30 our skin has trouble shrinking back as we start to lose elasticity) .
If you are currently exercising and have not yet started a resistance part to your training you may like to add 2-3 times a week where you add some resistance training in, it is also a good idea to give yourself a rest day in between to help muscles recover. I personally LOVE Body Pump as it only takes an hour of your time and you work all areas of the body. But if you do not have access to the gym you can do a few things at home to get you started. Over the next few weeks I will add some ideas you can work on at home so stay tuned.
Thanks heaps, looking forward to some ideas that I can do at home.
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