Why Women Should Lift Heavy Weights Too

Lifting heavy weights isn’t just for men. Women benefit from lifting heavy too. Unfortunately, most women still think that lifting heavy things will make you look like a man. If that’s you, I assure you, unless you are taking heavy doses of anabolic steroids, your feminine qualities will be held intact. Here are 6 health benefits of lifting heavy weights:

Burns fat fast

Need help shedding a few pounds to get into that slim-fit dress? Heavy lifting elevates your metabolism up to 48 hours after training, which means your body will burn through fat much faster than by just doing cardio. Hit the weights and be prepared to drop a couple of dress sizes!

Builds muscular strength

No need for a man’s assistance lifting a heavy box when you are strong enough to do it yourself. Lifting heavy weights will help you build tremendous strength. Plus, how cool would it be to be able to beat your other half in an arm wrestling match?

Builds muscle tone

First and foremost, there is actually no such thing as muscle tone or ‘toning up’. What ‘toning’ really is, is muscle definition. I guess fitness marketers think women would rather hear the words ‘tone up’ than muscle definition. With that said, what woman doesn’t want a super sexy set of defined arms, back, butt, shoulders and legs? Heavy weightlifting delivers that.

Strengthens your bones

Milk isn’t the only thing that builds strong bones. Lifting heavy weights helps strengthen your bones, which helps prevent the onset of osteoporosis as you get older. Stronger bones also increase injury prevention. Think about that the next time you put them 20-inch heels on.

Improves your self-confidence

There is no better feeling than looking in the mirror and truly liking what you see. Lifting heavy weights greatly improves your self-confidence, not only because you’ll look better visibly, but you’ll be stronger both physically and mentally too.

Makes you happy

What is the point of doing something if you don’t get any happiness out of it? Lifting heavy weights helps reduce feelings of anxiety and depression. In other words, weightlifting makes you one happy lady!

Hopefully, those 6 health benefits will motivate you to at least start trying to lift heavy. So put down the little 3lb pink dumbbells and pick up something heavier. Finding a weight that you can do 3 sets of 5 to 12 reps per muscle group is ideal.

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