WOMEN – More Proof That Resistance Training Works!
by Yuri in Weight Loss
If you’re a woman who is moving into the postmenopausal years, it’s going to be very important for you to look for methods to maintain a favourable body composition as a number of changes will be taking place in your body.
Getting proper fat burning workouts in line is definitely an important step to take but before putting these together, you must understand what works best.
Recently researchers published a study that assessed the primary impact of resistance training on a six-year program for those who were in their postmenopausal years. Let’s have a look at the results.
Design
The researchers had 122 previously sedentary women perform the six year study where they had one group of women perform 8 core exercises for two sets of eights at 70-80% of their one rep max three times per week. In addition to that, they had another group of women serve as the controls who performed no exercise at all.
Before and on a yearly basis body weight and body fat measurements were taken using anthropometry and dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry.
Results
The results of the study indicated that there was a favourable reduction in body fat gain in those who were performing the exercise sessions and these individuals were far better able to maintain regional body fat levels especially in the trunk area.
Take Home Message
I mean it’s not rocket science is it? Yet another study showing the resistance training is beneficial for fat loss.
But it is another reminder that women NEED to be stressing their muscles, not just doing cardio, in order to effectively lose weight.
The take home message from this study is that if you’re concerned with maintaining your body fat levels as you move past menopause, resistance training is the form of exercise that you should be focusing on.
Reference:
Bea. JW. (2009). Resistance Training Predicts Six-Year Body Composition Change In Postmenopausal Women. Med Sci Sports Exercise. Dec 14.
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