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strength training for women

2 reasons to start strength training now.

So, you run?  Or maybe you walk, swim, bike, use the elliptical machine, or go to fitness classes every chance you get?  That’s awesome!  You make exercise a priority in your life.  Cardiovascular activity is a great foundation for helping you stay healthy and attaining/maintaining your optimal weight.  And, when it’s an activity you enjoy, it can truly feed your soul! But if you think it’s enough, think again.  I’m not talking just in terms of your overall health, but also in terms of weight loss.  Yep, strength training, paired with cardio, will get you where you really want to be.  If you want …

exercise vs diet

Tip #24: How to avoid “eating through” your workouts.

“Oh, go ahead. Eat the cake. You’ll just burn it off anyway.” Someone told me this the other day, referring to the theory that because I exercise, excess calories must automatically, effortlessly burn off me.  So would I really burn off that cake?  Maybe…but maybe not. Simple math? If I ate a high-calorie diet every day, even though I exercise almost every day, I would still consume excess calories, every day. Doing this, I might still be muscular, but I’d also eventually have more fat covering those muscles.  To maintain or lose weight, calories consumed must be equal to or less than calories burned.  If …