In the past everybody thought cardio was the way to go for a lean body. Then we ended up with a bunch of “skinny fat” people with lots of endurance (and oftentimes overuse injuries) and no muscle to be toned and shaped.
Do you want to look like a marathon runner or a Hollywood starlet? Yup, their Personal Trainer doesn’t just stand there while they are running on a treadmill. Far from it! They lift weights and do body weight exercises like squats and pushups. Lot’s of them.
Weight training will enable you to increase your metabolism in two ways and thereby accelerate your fat burning. When you work out with weights, your metabolism increases, and unlike after a cardio session, after a weight training session your metabolism remains elevated for another 24 hours! Also, for every pound of muscle you put on, your body burns about 30 calories more every day.
For maximum fat loss it is best to combine weight training and cardio. You will burn calories during your cardio sessions as well, and they have an effect on your heart that weight training does not.
Beside an increase in metabolism, weight training can help increase your strength, energy and bone density. And as mentioned above, you can only tone muscles that exist.
Perform anywhere from 30 – 60 minutes of weight training 3 times a week and cardio 3 – 5 times a week.
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