Men Are From Mars, Women Are ... Out of Luck

We've previously blogged that research proves it is harder for women to lose weight.

Men typically have greater percentage of upper body strength and a larger percentage of muscle tissue throughout their entire bodies than women.

This extra muscle helps raise their metabolism and results in a faster rate of weight loss than women typically experience.
Women are also genetically designed to store more fat to help in child-birth and they also need extra fat to help their reproductive organs to function properly.

Knowing men and women are made differently, it also makes sense that they should exercise differently.

Here are some tips for women to help fight their genetics:
1) Put greater effort into lower-body strength training. You should strength train all muscle groups 2 to 3 times a week, but since our largest muscles are located in the lower-body, building the larger muscles will speed up your metabolism.

2) Choose running as your primary cardio exercise (as long as your joints will allow). It's your best bet for cardiovascular conditioning, fat burning, and total use of those large lower-body muscles. If you can't run, try a brisk walk.

3) Don't use food for comfort. I don't know one woman who has not turned to chocolate or some other high calorie food after a hard day, but fighting those urges and choosing other ways to lighten your mood will get you to your goals faster.

5) Do regular cardio workouts. Try to fit in five to six workouts a week. Once you've developed a habit, you'll find that you'll stop thinking of exercise as a burden.

Using these tips will definitely make you a more efficient fat burner and the men at the gym may start asking you for advice on how they can get a better workout!