How to easily burn 210% more calories, even while you're sitting down doing nothing...

New research has added to the growing body of evidence showing that weight training is just as important as aerobic exercise in the fight against fat. Researchers at John Hopkins and Arizona State University found that after women did a series of resistance exercises involving weights, the number of calories they burned was raised for up to two hours after the workout.

Resistance training burns fat
According to lead author, Carol A. Binzen, "women who want to lose weight typically do aerobic exercises to raise their heart rate, thinking that's how they can burn the most calories." She adds, "to get the maximum benefit, women need a combination of cardiovascular workouts and resistance training. Resistance training could have a more lasting effect on metabolism than aerobic exercise. It burns fat and increases muscle mass."

Researchers followed 12 women aged between 24 and 34 who train regularly with weights. On day one, the women performed three sets each of 10 repetitions of several exercises. On another day, they sat still and watched a movie. The research team compared the number of both total and fat calories burned for up to two hours after exercise and while they watched the movie.

After completing the resistance-training workout, the women burned 155 calories, compared with only 50 calories while watching the movie. Moreover, 90 minutes AFTER training with weights, the women were still burning MORE fat calories.

"It might not seem like the exercises burned many more calories, but up to two hours after their workout, the women continued to have elevated metabolism as compared to when they watched the movie," Binzen says. "We studied regular women, not super fitness enthusiasts," she adds, "so these results may apply to most moderately active women."

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