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What kind of weight are you lifting? If your heart rate isn't going up at all, then you're not lifting heavy weights or pushing yourself enough. No, your heart rate usually won't be as high lifting as it is during cardio, however, that isn't why we lift. We lift weights to build muscle so you burn more calories while at…
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Do both...continue to mix it up and cross-train. Shock your muscles, they have a lot of memory. Lift one day, do cardio the next. Do some HIIT training, do some endurance training, mix up your lifting exercises, reps and weights. But you do need to lift weight if you want to put on muscle or at least keep what you have.…
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No one should be eating uder 1200 calories a day...not even an 80 year old woman. You are putting your body into starvation mode and will slow down your metabolism. You have to give your body the proper fuel it needs.
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Sounds like you're not eating enough...one of the biggest culprits for women.
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There have been talks to do away with BMI due to how inaccurate it is, As others have stated, it does not take muscle into account, not friendly to athletes. Body-fat is still the best and only real way to know if you have too much fat on you.
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When I was lifting in the late 90's, everyone wore gloves in the weight room. Now no one does, not at the gyms I've been to anyway. Do what you're comfortable with.
