Pumping Iron ~If you want to lose weight, and you want to lose it fast, what does everyone tell you to do? Run! Running burns mega amounts of calories and tones your whole body. But what if you’re not in good enough shape to start running right now? Walking is another option, although you need to walk twice as long as you would run (since you’re moving half as slow) in order to burn the same amount of calories.
Is there anything else you can do to burn a lot of calories that isn’t as difficult as running or as time-consuming as walking? Try lifting weights. I love to do both running, and lifting weights, but to me lifting is more important and if I had to choose one to stay in shape it would be lifting weights. I do love running, and it is said to tone your whole body, but I feel pumping the iron is the best form of exercise because of being able to shape, and firm your entire body. The big plus of weight lifting is the more muscle you build the faster your metabolism will be. Plus you can also lift weights in circuit style for a great cardo, fat burning workout too. According to a study from the University of Southern Maine, weight-lifting actually burns 71% more calories than scientists previously thought. Take the strength circuit, for example, which consists of 8-10 machines done consecutively to a timed buzzer. Just one circuit can burn over 230 calories – and you can do a circuit in just 20 minutes. Spend 60 minutes at the gym by doing three circuits, and you’ll burn almost 700 calories! And not only are you trimming the fat, you’re also building lean muscle. And more lean muscle means a higher metabolism, which means you'll burn more calories just sitting still.
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