The 5 Major Benefits of Lifting Light Weights
. Or maybe you think you’d have to spend hours at the gym or bench press a hundred pounds to gain benefits. But lifting light weights is different from heavy lifting, which involves lifting the heaviest weight you can to make muscles bigger. “Light lifting is a type of resistance training that improves strength and preserves lean body mass,” says Brook Benten, personal trainer and co-author of“You’ll lift lighter weights for a number of repetitions, then take a break.
Obviously, “light” is subjective: What feels light to one person isn’t the same for someone else. “The weight you use should be light enough so that you can perform about 12 to 15 reps before your muscle becomes exhausted,” says Benten. “Typically, that’s between five to eight pounds for most women, though it’s fine to start lighter.” Even better? Light lifting also can be done anywhere, indoors or out, and you only need a basic set of dumbbells to get started.
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