Weights: Muscle and Fitness
Exercise to Get Fit and Build Muscles
Lifting weights as a workout
(eg. dumbells, barbells and other freeweights) is good for resistance
training, fitness and muscle building. It helps to develop muscles in
all areas of the body, but particularly in the upper body.
Weights: Muscle Development
Weight-workouts are useful
for bodybuilding and muscle-building, as they strengthen and develop all
parts of the body, particularly the upper body including the arms (biceps
brachii and triceps brachii); the shoulder deltoids (anterior deltoid,
medial deltoid and posterior deltoid); the pecs (pectoralis major); and
the abdominals (rectus abdominus and the internal and external obliques).
Weights: Fitness Benefits
Freeweight and dumbell
routines help to build lean tissue, burn body fat and develop a flat belly.
They also help to raise resting metabolic rate.
Weights Workouts: Calories Burned
Fitness workouts involving
Weights like dumbells burn a high number of calories. When combined with
a calorie-controlled eating program, they help us to reduce weight and
maintain a healthy body-fat percentage.
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