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weight level and how to maintain current loss and continue losing...
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i need a tad of help. i am 5'7 and 145lbs. i'm told this is ok and i dont need to lose weight, i just lost 10lbs through stress and not eating alot (i was 155lbs). i feel very self concious of myself and my figure and i feel inadequate compared to others at my height so i'd like to carry on losing but i am not keen on doing it through undereating or dieting like i have been. i'd rather be exercising more but still lose until i've lost another 5-10lbs but i REALLY dont know how to go about it. at the moment i am doing an hour of netball 3-4 times a week and i'm doing 50 sit ups a night and stretching but other than that i'm not sure where to go. i'm a terrible chocaholic but i dont know how to break that habit... it's a real awful one!!!
is it true that if i build muscle it burns energy quicker? if this is true what sort of reps and weights should i be using and how often and stuff to build a bit of defenition into my figure and stuff?
sorry this is long.
and sorry if it has been talked about before.
is it true that if i build muscle it burns energy quicker? if this is true what sort of reps and weights should i be using and how often and stuff to build a bit of defenition into my figure and stuff?
sorry this is long.
and sorry if it has been talked about before.
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As for exercise, I'll leave that for Alistair, but obviously any exercise is good. The sit-ups will help to lose the flabby belly, and the netball will imrove your overall fitness.
HTH
Yes, Yes, Yes.
Every pound of muscle you add increases your metabolism, thus burning more calories per day. This is without taking into account the calories you burn while building that muscle.
I think that for a woman the best thing to do would to focus on your leg muscles. I mean how great does a woman with nice legs look? <IMG alt="image" alt="image" SRC="smile.gif" border="0">
Try lower reps and higher weight to start out with, perhaps a weight that you can rep 12-20 times per set, three sets total. Then after doing this for a few months, start increasing the reps (maybe shoot for 20-30 reps?) to tone more. You may not even have to reduce the weight because you'll find that your muscles have gotten stronger.
I used to work out with a friend doing a light run 3-4 times a week and lifting weights 4-5 times a week. He lost 50 lbs in nine months.
Check out this link: http://strengthtraining.asimba.com/fitness_info/index.html
It will give a description and short video of hundreds of different exercises for different areas of your body.
If you combine a routine of regular aerobic exercise maybe 3-4 times a week, light weight lifting 3-4 times a week, and eating a little more healthy, I'm sure you won't have any trouble losing that 5-10 pounds of fat.
P.S. Situps will only build the muscles of your stomach, if you don't lose the fat on top of them by burning more calories than you take in, you will never get a toned stomach (or at least one that you can see)
Sex is good exercise... <IMG alt="image" alt="image" SRC="biggrin.gif" border="0">
Where does the queue start? <IMG SRC="biggrin.gif" border="0" ALT="icon">
I think I can help with the sex and the situps <IMG SRC="wink.gif" border="0" ALT="icon">