Strength training in one form or another is one of the best ways to not only burn fat but it also, according to experts helps boost your metabolism.
According to some researchers the more muscle mass you have the better your body burns calories so if you want to lose weight quicker and get more tight and toned the simple answer is to begin strength training.
It's always imperative that you check with your doctor before beginning any diet or excercise program but after your doctor has given you the ok to go ahead with it you might want to consider a workout without weights.
Often to join a gym can be costly and time consuming and if you buy a personal home gym it can equally be just as costly if not more.
One thing I have found very helpful in the battle against the bulge is to do excercises such as push-ups, situps and the like. This way you get the benefit of resistance training only you are using your own body weight for the resistance.
I would certainly recommend that you at least begin to do some kind of resistance training such as push ups and situps to begin to work the muscles of your body as this will promote more effective calorie burning. Again check with your family physician first.
Bill Vlass is not a doctor and does not even claim to be a weight loss expert. Bill at one point however lost 110lbs and he did it by using the methods he writes about in his articles.
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Bill always encourages anyone beginning any diet or excercise program to check with their local physician first.