Question:
What are the various exercise i read about on this website?
Hello, im 5 1/2 months post-op -65lbs. Im wanting to get into different types of exercise, and the only one i know about is walking, running, cardio, sculpting,toning. What is WEIGHT TRAINING? I read that alot on this site, and it seems like alot of posties are doing it, and succeeding with it. please let me know. — sexysag37 (posted on August 8, 2003)
August 9, 2003
weight training is.. loosely.. using weights to build muscle in your body..
either free weights (lifting dumbells *grin*) or using machines that use
weights and different parts of your body are excercised. I do weight
training at my gym.. using machines mostly and I life a few free weights at
home. Building muscle helps you to lose weight by keeping your metobolism
up. Its really good the smaller you get to start weight training for many
reasons.. but that is one of them.
— Lisa C.
August 9, 2003
Weight training is working out with weights (as you might have guessed from
the name :P). Can either be "free" weights such as dumbbells or
machines such as cybex, etc. The important thing is to have someone show
you the proper way to use weights. It is all too easy to injure yourself
if you don't use proper form. My recommendation for starting out if you
belong to a gym is something called circuit training. It is a comination
of weight training and cardio achieved by doing multiple machines with
little pause in between. This keeps your heart rate up and still builds
muscle. That being said, you should make sure your doctor ok's it as it
can be very stressful on your body.
Enjoy - it builds muscle which burns about 70 calories a pound as opposed
to fat which burns 7 calories to maintain itself. The only possible
negative for some people is that muscle does weigh more, so weight training
can impact your scale. It will definitely change your shape and the weight
will continue to drop.
Good luck!
— Rachael B.
August 9, 2003
Using our new tool (small pouch) to lose weight, we can do our bodies the
MOST good if we combine cardio exercises (speed walking, treadmill,
elliptical trainer, stationery bike, aerobic class, swimming, etc.)with
supervised weight training. As the other posters have pointed out, there
are free weights (dumbells) and weight machines. Since November, I have
been working with a certified personal trainer whom I found through my
local YMCA. We meet once per month, he creates a program for me for the
next month which combines both cardio and weights, and I follow it 4-5
times per week, always in the mornings (to get my metabolism up early).
The real benefits of weight training, unlike cardio, is that it really
raises your metabolic rate for a longer period of time (which means you
will continue to burn fat after you've completed your exercises), you will
build muscle (which we need to tone up the loose skin), build bone density
(which we need to prevent osteoporosis (sp?), and create a better toned
appearance. The really great thing about weight training is that with the
muscle you build, it will burn the fat longer than cardio. As women, we
don't have a high enough level of testostorene (sp) to really bulk up, so
don't worry about that. It really is a win-win. Cardio without weight
training will certainly help you burn calories WHILE you're exercising, but
will do NOTHING to help tighten up that loose skin. If you go this route,
consult a professional trainer to get you started and don't get discouraged
if the scale doesn't initially respond quickly. Muscle weighs 3x more than
fat, but is more dense (takes up less space). The result is that you may
weigh a little more, but actually be smaller and much stronger and toned.
All the best.
— Kimberly L. A.
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