Strength training can also be used to increase muscle strength and endurance by lifting lighter weight in a higher rep range, such as eight to 12, or 15 to 20. When looking at the effectiveness of weight-loss exercises in terms of calories burned per minute, weight training comes second to cardio.
If we look at the kind of persons most likely to be eligible -- single mothers living in poverty with children under 18 to support -- we find little difference in welfare participation by race: 74.6% of African Americans in such dire straits are on welfare, compared with 64.5% of the poor white single moms.
Other findings in the report: 1  Immigrants are more likely to be working than their native-born neighbors. The report found that 87% of immigrant households had at least one worker, compared to 76% for native households. 2  The majority of immigrants using welfare come from Central America, Mexico and the Caribbean. The use of welfare is lower for immigrants from East Asia (32%), Europe (26%) and South Asia (17%). Immigrants who have been in the U.S. more than 20 years use welfare less often, but their rates remain higher than native-born households.