Nearly every girl i speak to regarding weight/resistance training seem to be on the fence. I think a big reason for this is purely because women tend to assume that lifting weights leads to bulky muscle mass which definitely is not the case. I constantly get asked by girls  ” how do i tone up ?”  and i tell them to stop spending countless hours on the cardio machines and start weight training. Cardiovascular exercises and machines are obviously great for weight loss and will result in some muscle tone. however, if you really want to see results.. a mixture of weight training and cardio exercises is the way forward!

But won’t i get bulky?

The answer to this is NO! Combined with a balanced healthy diet, cardio exercises as well as lifting light weights for high repetitions will 100% not result in a bulky muscular physique. The main reason for this is because as a women your body does not produce the same hormones as a male and it would take a super intense regime along with having to consume large amount of high protein and carb meals to become bulky.

So how should i train?

Lets say the average person spends 1 hour in the gym per workout. In which case i would highly recommend spending half your time improving your cardio and focussing purely on cardiovascular based exercises and then spend the other 30 minutes targeting muscle groups with weighted resistance based exercises.