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Old August 15th, 2007, 03:24 PM
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What is the importance of weight training/resistance training?

I have a question for all you knowledgable people out there...

My sole goal is to lose 15 lbs of fat. I don't care about building muscle, although I am aware that muscle burns calories. I just want to get down to a weight I am most comfortable at.

My question is, should I be spending valuable gym minutes lifting wieghts?
I've been happily doing 30 minutes of cardio 5 days a week and cutting my calories to 1200-1700 a day. I didn't question the routine until I started reading other posts and noticed that the "trainers" on the site seem to be telling people to add resistance training to their routines. Is this truly important for everyone, and why?

Thanks in advance for any insight you can give me!
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