I used to be an exercise buff and dabbled into all sorts of gym exercises using all those gym equipment. I like the fact that I feel trim and fit but lately I look at myself in the mirror and I find the muscles I formed quiet un-feminine. It think I’ve been engaged in too many weight training exercises that I developed more muscles that I care to have. That’s why I asked around for some exercise tips that could help me exercise to lose weight but not gain muscles. In fact, if I could lose some of those unappreciated muscles, the better. Well it turned out that the answer to this was really simple, stick to aerobics.
All I needed to do was some cardio exercises and do away with the dumb bells and gym equipment. Of course it’s not just a matter of exercise but also about diet. So here are some weight loss tips without muscle gain.
1. Ease up on the protein intakes because their nutrients actually promote muscle building. If you used to eat five to six small meals space apart that contain protein, make it three to four.
2. Keep your calories low so that your body goes into “starvation mode” after doing your aerobic exercises. As your metabolism slows down with little calorie to deal with, it will eat into the muscles instead. While working out and improving your cardiovascular network, your muscles will also become active and require caloric energy. If it can’t find enough of it in your bloodstream, it will draw whatever calorie supply it can find in your own muscle tissues.
3. Stop training with weights and deal with cardio or aerobic exercises only as your best exercise to lose weight without the need to gain muscles,and in fact lose some of your unwanted muscular developments.
However, this does not mean that you’re supposed to lessen your eating. As long as you do cardio exercise and ease down on too much protein and carbohydrates that you used to utilize for weight training. Have the right RDA for protein and carbohydrates that your body needs.
4 One thing that you should be clear about, aerobics does not promote muscle loss, your controlled in takes will pretty much take care of it while you’re doing the aerobics exercise.
Don’t make the mistake of starving yourself when doing so much aerobics exercises. You can run, swim jog, or any kind of exercise that adopts a regular breathing pattern to promote the circulatory system into working. Do some 40 to 60 minutes of these exercises as much as 6-7 days a week so you can lose weight but not gain muscles.