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.
Reducing the amount of calories that you eat seems simple enough, right? Less sugar, less fat, less trips to the ice cream shop that seem to pop up whenever you get the urge. Less fried foods.
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.
And when you build up your lean muscle mass, that actually increases your resting metabolism. Your resting metabolism is responsible or how much you burn when you are just sitting around. If you have a good amount of lean muscle mass, you can burn calories while you are watching TV.
The best way to do this is through exercise that targets the large muscle groups. Also, to do large numbers of repetitions, and low weights, instead of the other way around.
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 lose weight
