Strength training has been a proven to benefit to all populations, from youth athletes to seniors. Women in particular, see a fabulous benefit from strength training. Conventionally, women relied on cardiovascular activity and a low calorie diet to change their physical appearance. Unfortunately, low calorie diets punish the body and plummet the metabolism. Also, aerobically overtraining can lead to injury. We now know that strength training is absolutely essential if we wish to create visual changes in our bodies, and we've discovered that the benefits of strength training extend far beyond the visual.

Benefit 1:

Combats Osteoporosis
Strength training decreases your risk of developing osteoporosis by stressing the bones and increasing bone mineral density. If you already have osetorporosis, strength training can lessen its impact

Benefit 2:

Increase Lean Body Mass
Strength training increase your lean body mass. Lean body mass is the muscle mass underneath your body fat, that burns calories 24/7, allowing you to actually eat more calories without gaining weight. It also improves your visual aesthetics by body contour enhancement.

Benefit 3:

Increases Muscular Strength and Endurance
Daily tasks like lifting shopping bags and children become safer with decreased possibility of injury.

Benefit 4:

Combats Possible Adult Onset Diabetes
Strength training improves glucose metabolism which will in turn lower your chance of developing adult on-set diabetes

Benefit 5:

Increase Resting Metabolic Rate
Regular strength training will increase your resting metabolic rate. This means that because of the strength training you will burn more calories from doing your daily activities as well as just sitting still!

Stay tuned for benefits 6-10 coming next week!