| Who says bodybuilding has to be tough, rigid and | | | | as a leaner body is less prone to lifestyle diseases |
| manly? Well yes, gaining muscle mass is the prime | | | | such as high blood pressure and heart problems. |
| effect after a weight lifting regimen. But muscle mass | | | | Increased strength helps promote better |
| does not mean those shiny bulky thing that | | | | independence for women. While women do not have |
| professional weight lifters sport. Of course, it | | | | to knock – off their partners in a sparring match, |
| doesn’t help to dispel this popular perception with | | | | women can do well by using their new found |
| these hulks becoming the ubiquitous poster boys of | | | | strength in activities and tasks that allows them to |
| any bodybuilding ad. | | | | cross gender stereotypes. |
| Bodybuilding is tough and rigid for those who want to | | | | Definitely For Girls |
| achieve muscle mass of epic proportions. It is no | | | | Like with any other exercises, weight training helps |
| secret how professional bodybuilders work very hard | | | | slow the aging process. It helps improve muscle tone |
| to achieve such bodies they are parading on stage or | | | | and prevent sagging of the skin in the various parts |
| along the beaches. But think of weight training as just | | | | of the body. It also helps build stronger bones giving |
| another form of exercise that will help you achieve | | | | you an improved posture, and a bone structure that |
| modest results such as a leaner body, less fat around | | | | is less prone to old-age bone problems in the future. |
| the waist and better stamina and strength to face | | | | Now, that is the good news, and a very girly concern |
| daily challenges. This is applicable whether you are a | | | | too. Women now have more than just Botox |
| male or a female and no, you don’t get kicked | | | | injections, anti-ageing creams and skin toning lotions |
| out of the gym for not doing it as hard as those | | | | to combat the ageing process. A good way to |
| muscled guys do. | | | | staying young now comes with a good weight |
| Not Just for the Boys | | | | training program. Enhancing muscles and trimming fats |
| There are compelling reasons to say that bodybuilding | | | | are the best way to prevent a sagging body look |
| is also for the females. It can be a girly thing then. | | | | when you reach the ripe age. While it is a fact that |
| Topping the list the health benefits women can get | | | | you cannot escape growing old, you can actually |
| from lifting weight. It helps increase strength, improve | | | | prepare for such years and age gracefully without |
| bone density, increase metabolism and decrease fat. | | | | the excess skin and brittle bones. |
| These four results are important for women’s | | | | Bodybuilding Fun |
| health. Improved bone density will make you less | | | | Muscle toning and increasing body strength does not |
| prone to osteoporosis in your advanced age. | | | | have to be a grim exercise. You can actually enroll in |
| Increased metabolism will help you burn fat easily | | | | a fun and laid – back weight training program in |
| without resorting to “starvation” diets so | | | | many gyms nowadays. You can also recruit a number |
| commonly practiced by many women. | | | | of female buddies to weight lifts with you and have |
| Decreased fats will positively benefit over all health | | | | a fun time together at the gym. |