Body Sculpting With Exercise.

I just did a routine that was designed to sculpt my body just using a few free weights and a lot of moves.  The instructor talked about sculpting your body so I needed to know more. Usually the terms body sculpting are associated with some surgical technique but in this case, it isn't.  When you sculpt the body through the use of exercise, you are using different physical activities applied to specific parts of the body to shape and tone your body to the desired result . 

The choices might involve mixing cardio with strength training, and exercises that target specific muscles.  The exercises that target specific muscles might focus on the arms, legs, chest, or back by using resistance bands, weights, or body weight. In order to sculpt the body, one has to consistently use the exercises, as well as eating a healthy diet. 

Why would you want to sculpt your body with exercise.  Well, first of all, it helps your overall health because it helps reduce the risk of chronic diseases such as diabetes, obesity, and heart disease.  It also helps improve your appearance.  Exercise helps tone muscles, reduce body fat, and improves your general overall physique.  It also helps reduce stress and anxiety which improves your overall mental health.

This leads to a better self-image and improves the way one feels by building self confidence and you feel good about your body.  Furthermore, it improves energy levels so you feel like doing more and improves your overall life.  Since the goal of body sculpting with exercise is to reduce the amount of body fat, build lean muscle mass, improve overall fitness and health, its a win win situation.

So if you want to start sculpting your body with exercise, there are things you can do right now.  First, set your goals for what you want to achieve and make sure the goals can be measured.  Instead of saying "I want to lose weight.", you might want to say "I want to lose 5 pounds over the next three months." or "I want to fit in a size 8 instead of a size 10 in the next two months."  

Next find resistance training such as weight lifting, and make sure the training uses compound moves such as squats, or deadlifts to work multiple muscle groups at once.  Make sure you alternate the resistance training with cardio to increase the amount of calories you burn while improving your over all fitness level.  

Find a way to stick to the program because sculpting your body through exercise will take time before you see results.  It is worth it and be patient.  Let me know what you think, I'd love to hear.  Have a great day.