The importance of weight training for women

Well it's been awhile since my last post so here is the much awaited post! Today i want to talk about weight training! Yah! One of my fav ways to work out too. I see many women daily at Nubody's downtown Moncton rotating between the cardio machines. I watch and see if they ever go to do weights and no dice. Some of these ladies are what i call cardio junkies. Don't get me wrong cardio is great and much needed. But in my opinion it shouldn't be the only thing you do! 

Girls don't be afraid to pick up those weights! Have you ever wondered why guys have faster metabolisms than us? Well it's because they have more muscle. The more muscle you have the more calories you are going to burn on a daily basis! It's science. And no you won't bulk up like a man from picking up those weights, and PLEASE don't shy away from progressing to heavy weights! They are your friends!

I have been weight training for about 5 years now and i love it. I look forward to the gym and lifting those weights. It makes you feel so empowered to lift those weights and show those guys that you are just as tough! There are varying types of programs you can do weight training wise. You can do a full body workout 3-4 times a week which will give you long and lean muscles which tends to be what makes women hot and noticed these days. Then there is training each body part once or twice a week for more defined and shapely muscles. It just all depends on what kind of look you are going for. For example i do biceps, triceps and abs Mondays, running and shoulders Tuesdays, chest back and abs on Wednesdays, just running on Thursdays, yoga and abs on Fridays and long runs on Sundays. I also do spinning once a week but the day varies...Mondays or Saturdays are what i have been doing lately, however for now i am taking my day off Saturday. I love my current program! I never seem to get bored as i am always doing something different everyday. BUT that being said you shouldn't do a program anymore than 4-6 weeks or you will plateau. Plateau-ing means that you stop seeing results and you get bored! Variety is the spice of life! You have to keep working out fun to keep you motivated.

I had a trainer for the first few years of working out however i am now just making my own programs. I get my ideas from old programs and from Oxygen magazine. I definatley recommend subscribing to it if you are a woman and serious about getting in shape and learning how to lift weights properly so you don't injure yourself! Form is very important and never forget that. Injuries can be very discouraging and throw you off track, however you must make sure you rest lot's and load up on protein and glutamine when they occur!

Alright that is all for today! I will write again in a few days! Let me know if there is anything you want to learn more about.