Body Shaping - The Importance of Exercises With Weights for Women

Body Shaping - The Importance of Exercises With Weights for Women

One of the common misconceptions in weight trainings is that it will build your muscles too much and you would get even bigger. Women are especially concerned about this but should not be, not unless you are taking testosterone which is one of the hormones responsible for muscle growth. Testosterone is male hormone and besides the other things it is responsible for sexual characteristics such as muscle growth, bone mass and body hair.

Weight trainings are necessary if you want to build your muscle tissue and burn more calories. Fat is very lazy in a way that it burns no calories or a very small amount. If a woman wants to have slim-looking, toned body she has to build muscles because it burns fat in the process.

Exercises like aerobics will do good in burning your calories but weight training is necessary to build muscles. Weight training will also improve your metabolism rate and you will burn calories even faster than usual and it also improves your body shape. So if you are considering aerobics exercise or weight training the answer should be - both. One cannot replace the other. Aerobics is excellent if your only goal is weight loss but doing only aerobics exercise will also reduce amount of muscle tissue. Since we already mentioned that the role of the muscles is to burn calories and shape body you should combine the two.

Here is how to do it:

1. Determine your schedule

You should do 3 days of aerobics exercise and 3 days of weight trainings alternating between the two as the days go by. It will keep workouts exciting and it will soon get into your habit. If you don't have enough time to exercise every day you can only do 3 days per week by combining the two exercises in one workout routine.

2. Choose your equipment

I personally avoid machines and go only for free weights. You should do to. I get the best results with squats, lunges, dead lifts, bench pressing and shoulder pressing.

3. Pace yourself

Don't over-train yourself. Daily training should not take longer than 60 minutes. It took you years to become what you are and you cannot expect fast results. Give yourself at least 4 weeks to judge if you see any real improvements. Likewise, trainings should not be short. if you give your body less than it is capable off you will not see any real results.

4. Carefully choose what to eat

Weight loss should not be very important initially. Plan your diet and choose the one that you can keep for a long time. Extreme diets for weight loss will do no good if you are trying to build muscles and burn calories. Don't avoid carbohydrates but rather choose them wisely. Whole grains, vegetables, fruits and beans are a good pick. Proteins are essential in building muscles and you can find them in dairy products, beef, poultry, nuts, seeds etc.

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