WHY DO WOMEN HAVE TO EXERCISE WITH WEIGHTS?

Training with weights. Ideal exercise for a strong and well-shaped body. The benefits of this kind of exercise are the following:

burn fat 

enhance metabolism 

strengthen bones

 good for your heart

relieves joint pain 

improves mood 

 body becomes firmer

Women are afraid of exercising with weights and prefer aerobic because they think it would increase extremely their muscle mass. This is a myth because the hormones of women do not assist to increase the muscle mass at the same levels as men do. Testosterone is the basic hormone witch is nesessery for muscle mass. Τhe hormones of women is estrogen and progesterone, which plays a role in fluid retention and increase fat in the body.

 

 

Mary Pan, Clinical Biologist