Lift Weights Lose Weight

A good weight-loss program has three legged components, namely : diet, aerobic exercise, and weight-lifting, according to sports health expert Tina Aboitiz Juan. Most people are familiar with dieting and aerobics but few consider weight-lifting as a weight-loss tool because they think it is only for body builders. Here’s what lifting weights can do that dieting and aerobics cannot.

* Weight-lifting raises metabolic rate

Your “basal metabolic rate” is the rate at which you burn calories at rest during a 24-hour period. According to Tina Juan, the only practical way to increase your metabolic rate would be to increase your skeletal muscle mass. This is achieved by lifting weights.

* Weight-lifting prevents muscle loss

Lifting weights is the best way to prevent muscles from getting too small. It will not only prevent more muscle loss, but it can also reverse the process by building up muscles that has already been lost so you will burn more calories.

In addition, weight-lifting can also improve your posture, prevent bone brittleness, increase your strength and tighten your muscles to transform you into a shapelier, slimmer you.