How Can Weight Training Help Me Lose Fat?

In the past everybody thought cardio was the way to go for a lean body. Then we ended up with a bunch of "skinny fat" people with lots of endurance (and oftentimes overuse injuries) and no muscle to be toned and shaped. Do you want to look like a marathon runner or a Hollywood starlet? Yup, their Personal Trainer doesn't just stand there while they are running on a treadmill. Far from it! They lift weights and do body weight exercises like squats and pushups. Lot's of them. Weight training will enable you to increase your metabolism in two ways and thereby accelerate your fat burning. When you … [Read more...]