Benefits Of Weight
Training
Improving or maintaining health should be a
primary goal of an exercise program. Health
not only refers to the absence of disease or
illness but may include the way a person
feels about their body, their confidence
about participating in a variety of
activities, and their overall attitude
towards life. For many people feeling
physically fit and strong is part of being a
well-rounded, confident person. Resistance
training (weight training) can play an
important role in the development of
self-confidence and body satisfaction by
increasing strength, building and toning
muscles, and increasing muscular endurance.
It can also help maintain lean body mass
(important for individuals attempting weight
loss), decrease the risk of osteoporosis,
develop coordination and balance, and
prevent injuries resulting from weak
muscles.
1. Weight training tones your muscles which
looks great and raises your basal
metabolism... which causes you to burn more
calories 24 hours-a-day. You'll even burn
more calories while you're sleeping.
2. Weight training can *reverse* the natural
decline in your metabolism which begins
around age 30.
3. Weight training energizes you.
4. Weight training has a positive affect on
almost all of your 650+ muscles.
5. Weight training strengthens your bones
reducing your risk of developing
osteoporosis.
6. Weight training improves your muscular
endurance.
7. Weight training will NOT develop big
muscles on women....just toned muscles!
8. Weight training makes you strong.
Strength gives you confidence and makes
daily activities easier.
9. Weight training makes you less prone to
low-back injuries.
10. Weight training decreases your resting
blood pressure.
11. Weight training decreases your risk of
developing adult onset diabetes.
12. Weight training decreases your
gastrointestinal transit time, reducing your
risk for developing colon cancer.
13. Weight training increases your blood
level of HDL cholesterol (the good type).
14. Weight training improves your posture.
15. Weight training improves the functioning
of your immune system.
16. Weight training lowers your resting
heart rate, a sign of a more efficient
heart.
17. Weight training improves your balance
and coordination.
18. Weight training elevates your mood.
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