Contrary to what lame women's magazines and uniformed fitness gurus tell you, cardio is not king (or queen) when it comes to weight loss. Spending hours doing long, boring cardio workouts is not the best way to shed body fat. In fact, too many of those types of workouts can actually slow your fat loss and lead to injury. You are wasting precious time if you exercise in the "fat burning zone" or believe in the "low weight - high reps to tone" myth.
To change the shape of your body, you need to challenge yourself. Women are not fragile creatures and you will not turn into the Incredible Hulk by lifting something heavier than a 3 pound dumbbell. Machines are not safer for beginners. Not only are they not necessarily safer, using them is almost always less effective than free weight or bodyweight exercises.
I can understand if you're confused. When I started in the fitness field over a decade ago, those were some of the things I was taught, too. If someone wanted to lose weight, we told them to do 30+ minutes of cardio, 4-6 times a week.
To change the shape of your body, you need to challenge yourself. Women are not fragile creatures and you will not turn into the Incredible Hulk by lifting something heavier than a 3 pound dumbbell. Machines are not safer for beginners. Not only are they not necessarily safer, using them is almost always less effective than free weight or bodyweight exercises.
I can understand if you're confused. When I started in the fitness field over a decade ago, those were some of the things I was taught, too. If someone wanted to lose weight, we told them to do 30+ minutes of cardio, 4-6 times a week.
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