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The Truth about Women and Weights-
Discover Truth, and Discover Getting in Shape

Strength training is one of the most effective ways for women to get in shape and stay fit. Some of its many benefits include
> weight loss and fat loss, > improving curves and muscle tone, > preventing injuries, and > increasing bone mass.

But ugly rumors have disabled women from experiencing the positive effects of strength training.

Our country is in crisis; specifically, an obesity epidemic. Americans are getting fatter. Children have become obese and sick in alarming numbers. With obesity and inactivity comes diabetes, fatigue, arthritis, depression, sleep and vision crises.

In the view of a personal fitness trainer,
misinformation that stops women from exercising is Public Enemy #1!

Reasons women need to strength-train.
The key to weight loss and staying lean is found in the secrets of metabolism. We want our bodies to burn calories, and lots of them, all day.

Muscle is active tissue that burns calories non-stop. Fat, unlike muscle, is inactive. It stores toxins and creates extra stress on our joints and organs. Therefore, our fitness goals should be to create lean muscle and reduce fat.

Also, strength training has been shown to be beneficial for the following reasons:
* For optimizing your work-outs and burning calories, strength training is effective. Research throughout the past century has continually reported that strength training and aerobic exercise combined burn more calories during and after an exercise session than aerobic exercise alone.
* Increasing muscle mass also directly contributes to bone density. Lifting weights is an effective, natural therapy for building bones.
* Additionally, strength training is a fun work-out. With so many types of equipment available, our muscles (and our minds) are less likely to get bored. Staying challenged, in turn, keeps our health improving steadily.

The rumors must stop (if women want to ever get in shape!).
Too often, women are concerned that strength training will make them gain too much muscle and give them a bulky appearance.

In a survey conducted by the American Council on Exercise, thousands of personal trainers reported that one of the top Fitness Myths they hear from clients is that "Women who lift weights will get bulky muscles".

But sadly, this mistruth keeps women from experiencing its true results and health improvements.

There are many reasons why this misunderstanding is false, and why only the smallest number of women will ever gain a bulky look when they build muscle.

First, it is not physiologically possible for most women to gain enough muscle to appear bulky. We do not have enough testosterone in our bodies to build muscle quickly or excessively.

Next, the few women who look bulky not only have genetic inclinations toward muscle growth, but they are often top competitive athletes (including bodybuilders). They spend endless hours in gyms and physical practice each day.

The following conclusion about why most women will never gain enough muscle to appear bulky seems obvious to me. It is founded in my professional experiences as a personal trainer...

If more than 75% of people in our country are not engaging in physical activity, and only a fraction of active Americans are practicing regular rigorous activity, what are the chances that the typical American woman starting a fitness program will commit herself to the time and efforts it would take to build too much muscle?

Think about it. Now, educate yourself and Get Lifting!