LADIES DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOUR

 female  MRI 32% Body Fat

 Body Fat Is?

Over the last few weeks I have met many people in all shapes, sizes, races, gender, sexual preferences and levels of fitness. I have also been privy to many conversations especially with the men but some of the women as well and I have noticed 2 things and they appear at this point to be gender specific as the behaviors and self assessments are consistently incorrect and without any real foundation or facts.

Today I will address a major misconception the majority of women I interact with at the gym possess.  Most not all of the women have many misconceptions about body composition particularly as it concerns muscle and fat. Their conversations about muscle usually involve the words bulky, masculine, and big. Their concern is appreciated especially if they are viewing the muscle magazines and pictures of women bodybuilders who are often far more muscular than the average woman or man we see in our travels. As such they develop a warped perception of what a fit woman with excellent body fat levels looks like and they are hesitant to want to build the required amount of muscle to be fit, strong and overall healthy.

So they shy away from weight resistance training and it shows when we test them with the body fat calculator. Appearance is one component of the issue since being over weight often diminishes any one's appearance. More importantly it is unhealthy and makes everything a person does a little more difficult with each extra pound of fat.So let me set the record straight. They say a picture is worth a thousand words so here it is.

The fat is on the left and the lean muscle is on the right. Enough said right. Enough said one would think but it isn't since frequently I am asked, "What if the fat is in my butt or legs', or I hear I like my butt big so I want to burn too much fat. Then there are those that appear to be thin but when tested they test high for body fat. We refer to this as skinny fat. Hey ladies if your body fat percentage is less than fit you are well on your way to developing long term chronic health issues. It does not matter what you appear to be it matters where you are on the chart below.

So ladies read it and know where you are. Your body fat percentage is a better indicator of your current or projected state of health than your weight or your BMI. Why doctors are not testing this critical indicator I can not tell you why but truly it provides essential information on what is going on inside your body. Pay attention to this indicator and keep it in the slim and fit categories and your quality of life no matter what else ails you will improve including your health, appearance, functional movements and sex life. So when you get off the treadmills, bikes, or other cardio machines head over to the weight resistance area and build some muscle to improve your health.

So let me congratulate you on making the effort to make it to the gym but do the entire workout so that   after you stop running or stair climbing you may burn 50 calories of fat for every pound of muscle while you are resting. So applaud yourselves for making the effort and take it up a notch by doing the required weight resistance training. Keep in mind while you are doing the weight resistance training that intensity counts as well cause as we all know..........

CHIT CHAT WON'T BURN FAT

Fellas I will be addressing you tomorrow