Strength Train to Burn Calories

Cardio workouts are not the only way to burn calories,  no need to go longer and faster on the elliptical or increase the incline on the tredmill.  It is time to switch gears and hit up the weight room.  By practicing both cardio and strength training your workout will be more successful and you will have a more toned body to show for it. 

This is why strength training works: Lean muscle mass is how calories in your body is burned.  The more muscles mass you have, the more calories will be burned in a day.


Aim for a strength training workout three days a work and keep up with the cardio exercises.  Dumbbells, weight machines and resistance bands are the main equipment used.

Think of it as a two in one deal, you can't do one without the other.  So next time your in the gym pump that iron!