One Major Misconception That Could Be Keeping The Ladies From Achieving Their Fitness Goals
The
man in the image above is probably in peak physical condition and there are few
men and women alike who would deny that he doesn't have an incredibly
impressive body. But what most, if not all, women would agree upon is that the
physique of this weight lifter is not exactly what they’re aiming to achieve
when they head off to the gym after work! Just because you wouldn't mind being with him, doesn't mean you want to be him.
“I’m
afraid that weight training will make me look like the hulk.”
This
is, unfortunately, a pervasive misconception amongst women in Los Angeles, who
actually end up avoiding one of the most effective forms of weight loss and
fitness training because they are afraid it is going to turn them into an Arnold
Schwarzenegger lookalike. Here’s what Raphael Verela, an experienced SantaMonica gym instructor and owner of Circuit
Works LA fitness studio, has to say about the misconception concerning
weight training:
“Ladies,
you do not need to worry about bulking up and looking more masculine by
training with weights. It’s an issue of biology: your body simply doesn’t
contain the testosterone necessary to build muscle mass the same way men do.”
The Virtues of Circuit Training:
Combining Cardio and Weights
In
the meantime, however, many women don’t challenge themselves with weights and
prefer to keep their workouts to running on the treadmill or cycling in an
effort to stay trim and fit. But, according to Raphael, this could be keeping
them from the body they are working out so hard to achieve.
“Circuit
training integrates both cardiovascular and weight-based exercises and the
combination of the two will rip through any physical plateau you may have been
struggling to surpass,” says the Santa Monica gym instructor. “What many women
need to realize is that weight lifting is not about building huge muscle mass,
it’s about whole body toning and fat burning. Weight training kicks your
metabolism into overdrive and torches calories far faster and more efficiently
than running on the treadmill for hours at a time. Combining the two kinds of
exercise can challenge your body in a totally new way and expand those fitness
horizons. You’ll find yourself achieving far more in far shorter a time.”
It’s
for this reason that circuit training is considered one of the most effective
forms of exercise for Los Angeles ladies looking to get into peak physical
condition… without looking like they’re being throttled by their own neck
muscles!
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