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Lifting weights is very important. Not only does it burn more calories to maintain a pound of muscle than a pound of fat (you burn more calories even when sleeping!), but your body looks better and it even strengthens your bone mass (especially important for females).
Remember that muscle adds weight, but reduces size, so please don't go the tired old route of lifting then freaking out because you weigh more, even while the body measurments are smaller. Fat content is a much better health and fitness indicator than overall body weight.
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At night, the ice weasels come." -
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My goal? To fulfill my potential.
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