As a certified personal trainer, one of the challenges faced in dealing with new female clients (and some guys) is getting them to overcome their fear of lifting weights. I always ask, what’s so scary about lifting weights?
I usually get two answers:
1. “I don’t know what I’m doing.”
2. “I just want to tone, lose fat, and not get to “muscle-y”. That’s why I always do cardio to burn fat.”
Once I…

energy expenditure
Scientists are finding new ways to help overweight people lose fat. The idea is to change a person’s cellular make up with diet strategy that make it easier to burn more calories, eat less, and ultimately burn more fat.



