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Weight training is better than toning exercises for women!
***IMPORTANT: this is a video that is SO important to watch if you are a women***
Ladies, strength training/weight training is essential as you age.
I’ve been preaching this for a while now on my site and it’s quite a concern to me when women bypass weight training because they are afraid they’ll end up looking too masculine.
You have to lift a whole lot of weight and eat a whole lot of protein to be worried about looking masculine when you do weight training on a regular basis.
I can assure you that over a decade of regular weight training has left my body looking lean and firm and I DO NOT look masculine at all. As I like to say, things are still where they’re supposed to be and I intend on keeping it this way until I turn 150 years of age!
I recruited some reinforcement to help me get the message out.
During a recent Twist Conditioning Sport Performance Summit I was able to chat with President and athlete coach Peter Twist creator of the Smart Gym – one of my favourite exercise equipments because those elastic bands give you a total workout)!
This might be the most important 6:49 minutes of your day!
If you live not far from a Twist Conditioning centre, I encourage you to check out of those fitness centres because they are not like your usual gym setting. The focus is on drills and intensity. You’ll hear it yourself on the video, but Peter Twist clearly explains how a majority of their clients are in their 40s and 50s and looking to be “stronger” and NOT more toned.
I encourage you not only to listen to this video, but pass on the link to a friend!
***Don’t forget to rate this video if you like it!***
>>> If you want to locate a Twist Conditioning centre, you should check out this page (you’ll find a list of centres in Canada and the U.S.): Twist Conditioning centre locations
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August 18th, 2010 at 14:32
Weight training is better for everyone, men and women. I deal with a lot of women that want to get in shape and they are always wary of weight training at first. It seems to have a bad image, everyone thinks weight training = bodybuilders. As soon as you tell people that Hollywood celebs and tennis players do weight training they quickly understand that not only is it normal, but it gives better results.
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August 19th, 2010 at 17:23
Marcia – your words are golden. Weight training is essential to getting that firm body – NOTHING ELSE COMPARES!
September 30th, 2010 at 16:52
Have to agree with Marcia: Weight training is often seen by women as a guy thing, a bodybuilder thing. Once they realize that muscles burn fat 24/7 whereas fat tissue doesn’t and a toned body is really nice to have the perception changes.
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