Cardio vs. Weight Training--Final Part

And for the third and final part of the excerpts from the article in Women's Health, April 2009:

Start Pumping
Begin with three weight-training sessions each week, recommends Joe Dowdell, founder and co-owner of the New York City gym Peak Performance. For the greatest calorie burn, aim for total body workouts that target your arms, abs, legs, and back, and go for moves that will zap several different muscle groups at a time--for example, squats, which call on muscles in both the front and back of your legs, as opposed to leg extensions, which isolate the quads.

And remember to fuel your workout properly. Too many dieters make the fatal error of cutting back on crucial muscle-maintaining protein when they want to slash their overall calorie intake. The counter-productive result: They lose muscle along with any fat that might have melted away.