Weights workout

● Buy or rent a weights-workout or strength-training fitness DVD or video to learn how to do the moves. This will also help you to prevent injury.

● Don’t spend money on weights until you’re sure you like this form of strength training. In the meantime, make your own. Start out with two 450-gram cans of beans or tomatoes as hand weights.

● Begin your training program by working out for 5–10 minutes with very light weights (not more than 500 grams) and performing one set of 8 repetitions for each exercise.

 

● Gradually build yourself up to 20–30 minutes by increasing the number of repetitions in a set to 16, and then increasing the number of sets to three or four.

 

● Once you’re ready for heavier weights, use 1-litre plastic milk or juice containers (with handles) filled with water or sand. As you progress, you’ll need different amounts of weights for different body areas, so create several sets of ‘hand weights’. In this way, you’ll save money and recycle at the same time.

● If you want muscle definition, not bulk, use lighter weights and increase the number of repetitions. If you want to create bigger muscles, use heavier weights and do fewer repetitions.

 

● Try using resistance bands to build muscle.They’re inexpensive, portable and come in various sizes.