My girlfriend wants to lose weight and wants a good workout DVD. Anyone out there had good results with any particular one? We've tried zumba and wasn't really what she wanted. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
Best answer:
try Jillian Michaels Last Chance Workout...You will be sweating bullets!!!
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Do women get bulky from lifting weights?
Article by Workout DVD Freak
There is a myth floating around that women will end up big and bulky if they lift weights! This is just not true! One of the main reasons being that women don't have enough testosterone to build bulky muscles. Unfortunately the image we get in our minds when we think of weight lifters - is those huge, greased up, overly tanned guys and gals parading around in skimpy bathing suits. Of course the average woman doesn't want to look like that! But just be realistic for a moment, these people weight lift as a career, likely spend 4-5 hours a day in the gym, use performance enhancing drugs, and are a minute percentage of the population that are genetically able to reach those extremes. If you are working out 3-5 days a week for an 30-60 minutes at a time - you will NOT look like that - don't kid yourself!
The "bulky" myth has stopped many women from adding strength training to their workout routine. The sad fact is, however, that the more muscle you have the higher your metabolism and therefore the more calories your body will burn at rest. So if one of your goals is to lose fat - then you are really shooting yourself in the foot by sticking purely to cardio.
The key to increasing lean muscle tissue, without bulking up is finding a weight that is right for you. Each muscle group will require different weights, so it really is important to spend some time working out the right program for you. The key is to choose weights which allow you to do no more than 15 repetitions. So at the end of the 15th rep you should not physically be able to do any more. If you feel like you could keep going, it means your weight is too light!
In order to actually re-shape your body you have to use resistance training! Cardio exercise will burn fat, but will only make you a smaller version of you. Strength training can broaden your shoulders, narrow your waist, create nice curves where you have none and give you that tight, toned, terrific look. The fact is that muscle is a lot more compact than fat, it occupies less space. Fat is soft and jelly like and spreads itself around - and wobbles! So if you are losing fat and gaining lean muscle tissue, you will actually be decreasing in your measurements.
I hope that the above run down will convince you to start adding some form of strength training to your workout routine. Just give it a go and see the results for yourself!
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