LIFT TO LOSE Even though any type of exercise can be beneficial to losing body fat, resistance training is by far the most effective in the re-shaping of your body. Not only does it help to tone your muscles, but it also plays a big part in promoting fat loss. Why, because muscle is the most metabolically active tissue in your body. For each pound of muscle you have, you burn an additional 50 calories a day. As we age we lose lean tissue, muscle, at a rate of 2-3 percent each decade of our life, from decreased activity. Why aren’t more women strength training? The answer is simple, we think we are going to bulk up and look like a body builder. Ladies, this is almost impossible. Only 10 per cent of the female population have enough testosterone in their body naturally to build massive amounts of muscle. So with all this new information, you need to head to the gym and ask for a weight training program and become a more efficient fat burner !