There are many benefits to strength training and most of us know that strength training is important. However it doesn’t make it any easier to do, it’s a lot easier to do mindless cardiovascular training and ignore strength training altogether. I am going to give you my top 7 benefits to strength training in hopes that you will see the importance and begin a strength training program starting today. Then you will be on your way to looking better and feeling better.
7 Reasons You Should Lift Weights.
- Lifting weights helps you lose fat: When you train with resistance you build lean muscle mass that helps increase your metabolism which helps you shed excess fat.
- Helps with Arthritis: It has been proven that strengthening your muscles, aids in cushioning and protecting joints during physical activities such as walking, jogging, or jumping which reduces pain from arthritis.
- Reduces your risk for injuries: One of the cool things about strength training is that it strengthens your entire body. Not only do your muscles grow and bones get stronger, when you lift weights, you also strengthen your connective tissue. This is the ligaments and tendons that keep your body moving well without restrictions, and limits your risk for injuries.
- Strength training improves your balance, stability and flexibility: As we age one of the challenges we all face is loss of strength, coordination, and balance. Weight training helps to keep your strength up and also improves your body awareness in regards to balance and your body’s ability to control movements properly, giving you more physical control of your environment.
- Lowers your Blood Pressure: Weight training helps to lower your blood pressure over time and assists with helping your heart adapt and respond to stress. Weight training spikes your heart rate for a short period and then your body works hard at bringing your heart rate back down just like stressful situations do in everyday life.
- Improves your posture: Weight Training helps to improve your posture and keep your back muscles strong which helps keep your skeletal system in proper alignment. If you work a desk job or are constantly looking down over time your shoulder will start to slide forward because your back muscle are not strong enough to keep them in place but if you do resistance training for your back muscles your posture will improve and stabilize.
- Boost your self-esteem: When you look good you feel good, and weight training helps you look good. By gaining strength and losing inches weight training helps to boost your confidence and self-image, and as an added bonus produces a chemical reaction within your body which releases feel good endorphins.
There you have it my 7 top reasons you should lift weights, have I convinced you to incorporate strength training into your fitness routine? I hope I have your body will thank you for it. Two helpful tips to get you started with weight training are. One look for a workout partner or seek out the help of a certified personal trainer, and two start slow and anticipate some muscle soreness. Now go pump some iron!!
If you’ve found this information useful and have any questions or would like to setup a complimentary consultation and training sessions do not hesitate to give me a call or shoot me an email. I would love to connect with you.
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