Hindustan Times: Getting a gym membership today is as essential as being seen at the right places, wearing the right brands and driving the right car. It determines your hip quotient, though how many people actually visit the gym regularly makes for another story. But if you are a health (read figure) conscious woman who gyms regularly, then you’ll have probably worried about this at some point: Developing muscles when you’re in fact working to build a toned, lean physique. You’ve wondered whether to include weight training at all in your routine. Althea Shah, vice president, marketing, Gold’s Gym, says that it’s not so easy for women to build up muscle due to the negligible presence of the male hormone testosterone. It takes years of working out to achieve muscles. But that doesn’t mean you should exclude weight training from the routine, because it does help build strength and muscular endurance. Read full story at Hindustan Times
Tuesday, 21 June 2011
Right kind of workout tones body
Hindustan Times: Getting a gym membership today is as essential as being seen at the right places, wearing the right brands and driving the right car. It determines your hip quotient, though how many people actually visit the gym regularly makes for another story. But if you are a health (read figure) conscious woman who gyms regularly, then you’ll have probably worried about this at some point: Developing muscles when you’re in fact working to build a toned, lean physique. You’ve wondered whether to include weight training at all in your routine. Althea Shah, vice president, marketing, Gold’s Gym, says that it’s not so easy for women to build up muscle due to the negligible presence of the male hormone testosterone. It takes years of working out to achieve muscles. But that doesn’t mean you should exclude weight training from the routine, because it does help build strength and muscular endurance. Read full story at Hindustan Times