| Women have different fitness needs than men. | | | | strain of the weaker muscles. |
| While they both need to have strength training, | | | | Even during pregnancy, it is important for women |
| many men prefer muscle building exercises such | | | | to exercise with light aerobics or aerobic machines |
| as weight lifting. | | | | to help them have a trouble free pregnancy and |
| Women's fitness programs do have weight lifting, | | | | delivery. New mothers need exercise to increase |
| but not to the extent of men. Women need to | | | | their cardio circulation so that they can have the |
| have exercises that utilize the muscles of the | | | | energy needed to care for the new baby. |
| upper back, rather than the chest. This is so that | | | | Women who do not exercise on a regular basis |
| the shoulder blades will be able to pull together | | | | tend to lose at least 5 pounds of muscle every |
| better to support their chest. This is critical to | | | | ten years. This results in a lower metabolism, |
| counterbalancing the bodies of women. | | | | which further hinders weight loss. Most of the |
| The stomach muscles of women, particularly of | | | | exercises in fitness programs are designed for |
| those that have just given birth, are some of the | | | | both men and women, who exercise at a rate |
| weakest muscles in a woman's body. Exercises | | | | that is right for their individual needs. |
| need to focus on strengthening these muscles, | | | | So, there you have it. The differences in the |
| because the back tends to take most of the | | | | fitness needs for men and women. |