Pump That Iron

1. You lose more fat

All exercise burns calories, but lifting weights has been found to be more effective in burning body fat.

A US study comparing weight training and aerobic exercise found that participants who did both weight lifting and cardiovascular training lost 40 percent more fat.

2. Muscles burn calories

One pound of muscle tissue uses up more than twice the energy of one pound of fat tissue.

This means that even when you are out of the gym and in front of a computer, you burn more calories if you have been lifting weights than if you haven’t (nearly ten percent more than your non-lifting friends, scientists say).

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Bone health declines with age but weight lifting can help stem the decline and even reverse it.

A US study found that four months of resistance training increased hip bone density and boosted levels of osteocalcin – a protein in the blood linked to bone growth – by 20 per cent.

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4. For a fit heart

Lifting weights have been found to have a positive effect on blood pressure.

Three total-body weight workouts a week is enough to reduce the risk of a stroke by 40 per cent and the chance of a heart attack by 15 per cent.

5. It slims the body

Muscles are denser than fat so taking up weight lifting may make you put on weight, but one pound of fat takes up 18 per cent more space on your body than one pound of muscle so it will still get you into those skinny jeans.

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