Weights to Lose WeightI have about 30 pounds to lose and have been doing mostly aerobic exercise. I used to be quite into fitness but have never been good at weight lifting. I think I am a little intimidated by weights. How much body sculpting can one expect by lifting wrights? How long does it take to see results? I have heard anywhere between 6 weeks to 6 months to 1 year. Help!! Further what should one eat. This is another area where this is a great disparity. I know one needs to keep the fat level low but what about protein and carbohydrates? I feel that I should not eat a lot of bread products when trying to lose weight like bagels and white bread but I hear from fitness people that this is not true. I need some clarifications. By the way I am a 30 year old tall female (5'10") if that makes a difference. A: I need to know more about your aerobics program. What types of activities are you doing. What is the duration, and how intensely do you perform these activities. With that information, I can better respond to your concerns.Keep up with the aerobic exercise. You should be exercising for at least thirty minutes and doing it four times per week at about 65% of your maximum heart rate. For you it would be between 120-130 beats per minute (a formula based on your age). If you incorporate some body sculpting (weight bearing or resistence) exercises into your routine, the results will come much more quickly. When you do these types of exercises, you increase your muscle density (not size) which will increase your metabolic rate making you a more efficient calorie consumer. There is no reason to be intimidated by weights. All exercises using weights or machines are based on range of motion and sound biomechanics, but, I don't find them necessary anyway. Most of my clients use a dyna-band (a strip of elastic that provides the resistance. They cost about $5.) and do things like push-ups and pull-up, crunches and other calistenics. The results come very quickly, you should see visible results in three weeks. A dyna-band is your portable gym. I need to know of what your diet consists, how much, how often etc. Never put yourself on any type of deprivation diet, but eat sensibly. Increase your protein, decrease you fat, hold steady on your carbohydrates and yes, stay away from breads and a lot of pasta, they are simple carbs and quickly convert to fat. Good luck, Trainernyc TrainerNYC archive. A read-only copy of the original site, preserved in 2026. |