Regardless of your gender, or whether you're trying to lose weight or convert fat to muscle, you must stress your muscles to tone and trim the body. Simply put, the amount of muscle you have now is the amount your body has determined you need. It makes this determination based on genetics, diet, and the demands you place on it by your lifestyle.
Building muscles improves your tone and it elevates your body's metabolism. Keeping your metabolism at peak performance also helps with weight maintenance.
Many women worry about using weights to tone and firm up their body. Some have the fear they'll begin to look bulky or like a body builder. Don't worry. Women's bodies don't have the testosterone levels they need to get huge bulky muscles.
Many of us go through our regular fitness routine without much thought. Often the same routine is performed without change. To get the most from your fitness workouts, variety and challenge must be in each workout.
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Granted if you're just starting out, you may want to continue the same basic routine until you're more physically fit. Once you reach a level of comfort with your initial routine, in most cases it is time to add challenge.
Our bodies are designed to maintain. Unless your body is challenged and stressed, it will remain basically the same. For example, if your goal is to maintain your body's tone and weight you'll use lighter weights and do more repetitions. If your goal is to build more muscle, you should use more weight with fewer repetitions.
If you're attempting to firm up and increase your muscle mass and lose weight, the body must be challenged into a level where it must burn the fat for energy. Your muscles must be stressed. Muscle growth is a result of a response to stress put on the muscle. When unusual stress is placed on a muscle, the trauma causes small tears in the fibers and connective tissue of the muscle. With sufficient rest and nutrition, the body will repair these tears and add strength and, therefore, size to the muscle fibers.
Most women are concerned with trimming and toning abs, glutes, thighs, and hips. One great new item to help with all these areas is the iGallop. This innovative abs exerciser called the iGallop core and abs exerciser provides firming and toning in a unique and effective fashion. Sit on the I Gallop and the zero-impact tri-axial action engages muscles groups in your abs, back, hips, and legs. Choose the level of speed and intensity that suits you best.
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