When I am talking about lifting weights for your health, I am not necessarily talking about being a Mr.. Olympia candidate. That is for the truly dedicated and totally focused on being the biggest and best. We are talking about shaping up, looking defined in your muscles, and looking good for the ladies possibly. Here are some great reasons that you should be lifting weights as part of your fitness routine. 1. Weight lifting not only helps you lose weight and get a bit more ripped, it also helps you to lose more fat from your efforts. Dieters and cardio only men will lose some muscle as well as fat where a weight lifter will lose only fat. I was definitely not aware of that, were you? I found this out in my research. You really can't tell when you are losing weight which it is, fat or muscle. Now you know. Now cardio is good combined with weight lifting to keep …show more content…
When you lift weights, you tear down your muscles a bit. They will start to rebuild after your workout. That is the basis if muscle building. What you don't realize is that to repair the torn down muscle, it takes energy from your body which is translated into calories. Calories provide the energy so you are burning more calories even after you stop your workout than you would have with just cardio. 3. Another thing I didn't know and I bet you don't either is that besides building muscle when you lift, you also build more bone mass. That is something new for me. Strong bones are very important as you get older. Weight training is the way to do it. Who would have thought! 4. Some studies have found that by lifting weights as part of your fitness workout, you also increase your heart health. Your heart becomes stronger and way more efficient, which in turn can and will lower your blood pressure considerably. So, if you have a blood pressure problem, weight lifting might solve it totally by the weight and fat loss and the increase in heart health. It is worth a shot after checking with your