Many women are under the impression that lifting weights leads to bulky muscle mass. However, weights can be one of the best ways to burn calories add strength and tone up!

Facts

1)     Women don’t have the testosterone levels to add large muscle mass like men do.

2)     Body builders spend years working hard with weights and holding to strict diets to achieve that big look.

3)     Lifting weights helps burn calories and tone your body.

4)     Weight lifting helps strengthen your bones.

5)     Weight lifting helps to increase your metabolism. When you have more muscle, you burn more calories all day long.

6)     Lifting weights can improve your balance.

7)     To achieve a high level of fitness you need a combination of weight bearing activities and cardio activities.

8)     Using your own body as resistance is a good way to add weight training-you don’t need any special equipment to do push ups!

 By Sara Willcutt