There are many important facets to health and fitness but most women skip an important part, weight training. Only about 20% of women do weight training as part of their fitness regime. In about 2 months you can lose an additional 3% of fat then if you were only doing cardio exercise.
Most individuals focus completely on cardio workouts to lose weight. However it is possible to burn more calories by doing weight training. This is possible because your body keeps burning calories 24 hours after the workout.
Additionally muscle is important for your metabolism as the amount of fat you can burn is directly linked to the amount of muscle you have. You burn more calories throughout the day because you have more muscle that needs energy. If you replace fat with muscle you will burn more calories just by sitting down.
It is also known that if you only do aerobic exercise the weight you are losing is not purely fat. You also will lose muscle. You also will get toned and firm up your muscles. This provides muscle definition without getting too bulky.
It is also important to realize that when you do aerobic activity you burn fat but you also lose muscle. However when you lift weights you only burn fat because you are keeping your muscles strong. Also weight lifting makes it possible to lose that pesky abdomen fat that can be very difficult to get rid of.
So you should measure yourself regularly besides tracking your weight. You will be very happy with the results as you will feel great and also get that lovely toned look that you desire.
