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THE BENEFITS OF WEIGHT TRAINING

THE BENEFITS OF WEIGHT TRAINING

WEIGHT TRAINING AFFECTS THE NUMBER OF CALORIES YOUR BODY BURNS IN THRE DISTINC WAYS.

FIRST, AS YOU ALREADY KNOW, EXERCISE OF ANY KIND UTILIZES CALORIES TO FUEL THE WORKING MUSCLES. THE HARDER AND LONGER YOU EXERCISE, THE MORE CALORIES YOU EXPEND.

 

SECOND, EXERCISE CAUSES AN INCREASE IN YOUR METABOLISM IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE ACTIVITY BECAUSE YOUR BODY IS WORKING HARD TO REPAIR TISSUE DAMAGED BY EXERCISE, WHICH CONSUMES ADDITIONAL CALORIES. aND THIRD, THE INCREASED LEAN BODY MASS THAT RESULTS FROM BODYBUILDING REQUIRES A GREATER AMOUNT OF ENERGY TO MAINTAIN. THE BEAUTY OF MUSCLE TISSUE IS THAT IT BURNS CALORIES ALL THE TIME, EVEN WHEN YOU SLEEP!

 

RESISTANCE TRAINING IS ALSO CRITICAL DURING WEIGHT LOSS AS IT HELPS PREVENT THE WASTING OF MUSCLE TISSUE, A COMMON occurrence WITH CALORIE-RESTRICTED DIETS. RESEARCHERS IN WEST VIRGINIA RECENTLY EXAMINED AN 800-CALORIE DIET IN CONJUNCTION WITH EITHER AN AEROBIC-EXERCISE PROGRAM OR A RESISTANCE-TRAINING PROGRAM. THE AEROBIC GROUP LOST MORE WEIGHT BUT PART OF WAS MUSCLE WEIGHT. THE RESISTANCE GROUP ALSO LOST WEIGHT BUT WAS ABLE TO PRESERVE MUSCLE MASS AND ELEVATED THEIR RESTING METABOLIC RATE. IN OTHER WORDS, THEY BURNED MORE CALORIES DURING PERIOD OF NON-EXERCISE THAN THE AEROBIC GROUP DID.


PEOPLE ARE SOMETIMES TURNED OFF BY THE IDEA OF EXERCISE AS A MEANS OF WEIGHT LOSS BECAUSE THEY THINK THE EXTRA WORK WILL ONLY CAUSE THEM TO EAT MORE. ALTHOUGH THIS THEORY IS INTRIGUING, SCIENTISTS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM HAVE DONE EXTENSIVE RESEARCH TO CONTRADICT THIS IDEA. SUBJECTS WERE MONITORED FOR FOOD CONSUMPTION AND HUNGER PERCEPTION FOR THWO DAYS FOLLOWING HIGH-INTENSITY EXERCISE, AND THE INCREASED ENERGY EXPENDITURE FROM EXERCISE DIDN`T SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE THEIR CALORIC INTAKE OR FEELINGS OF HUNGER. ADDITIONAL RESEARCH IS NECESSARY FOR BEFORE DEFINITIVE CONCLUSIONS CAN BE MADE., BUT THE IMPLICATIONS ARE SUBSTANTIAL.
REGULAR MODERATE EXERCISE, ALONG WITH A SENSIBLE DIET, IS THE HEALTHIEST AND SAFEST WAY TO MANAGE YOUR WEIGHT OVER TIME.

AEROBIC EXERCISE IS EFFECTIVE, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU`RE TRYING TO GET LEAN. YET RESISTANCE TRAINING OFFERS SIMILAR BENEFITS AND HAS THE ADDED ADVANTAGE OF PRESERVING AND INCREASING LEAN BODY TISSUE (MUSCLE), WHICH IN AND OF ITSELF BURNS EXTRA CALORIES. SO HIT THE GYM THEN ENJOY THE BENEFITS OF A SUPERCHARGED METABOLISM AND BURN MORE CALORIES……”

 

 

 

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RESISTANCE TRAINING

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