Been working out from home. Have lost 15 kgs in the last 12 months I am now in maintenance stage, I have three kgs dumbbells, but they are now too light. Am skeptical on buying another set of weights since eventually they will be light. I am thinking of going to the gym for weight lifting, my fears though
Gym smells makes me nauseous, what’s the remedy for this
How much is too much for a woman not to be masculine due to weight lifting.
Ingia reddit search for a subreddit called bodyweight fitness. On their FAQ page there is a very comprehensive list of exercises and the nutrition to follow for any body type and most importantly you have a guide on how to start and a whole community if you get stuck.
You won’t be exhausting that list anytime soon and it might be cheaper for you in the long run as well.
For a woman, the light weights are ok but the intensity and reps should be going up. Lots of aerobics too as opposed to lifting heavy weights. You can also hit the treadmill or steppers at the gym.
It’s a problem I have had for a long time. Have been a member of three different gyms and none of them I was able to last a week, that’s why after corona and home workouts became a thing I was able to stick through
One misconception people have is that losing weight is becoming healthier. Losing unhealthy levels of body fat up to some point is healthy (extreme body fat loss is also unhealthy). Loosing muscle and bone density is unhealthy, especially as you grow older (osteoporosis).
One can loose unhealthy fat but gain muscle and bone density, and end up gaining weight, but become healthier. Weight loss alone should not be the goal, rather, a healthy body composition - google stephanie mwaura she may convince you
There’s no too much for a woman till they become masculine. You can’t build muscles like a man unless you take steroids. Aim to be the strongest you can be. So yes, join a gym and find a proper reps of 5 strength program. I recommend ‘starting strength dot com’. Find they website and youtube and read/watch what the women say.
I started at 81kgs and am 5 '3 in height, as per my BMI am still overweight but I want to maintain where I am. My target was to loose a kg per month, the 3 extra were just a bonus.
I see some of our trainers do this sessions for the ladies. For they men its a different routine. We lift heavy weights mostly. Seems like she has more than enough help.