Strength Training: A Must For All

 

                                                                                                                                                                              

Have you been shying away from strength training? Do you think you are too old to start a strength training program? Reverse that thought because strength training is what your body needs to combat the loss of strength, muscle and bone mass that comes as you age.

No matter how young or old you are, you should engage in regular strength training exercise. This you can do in the gym or at home making use of little equipment. Hand weights, dumbbells, resistance band and even your own body weight can be used as resistance during strength training program.

Here are some ways strength training can make a difference in and add more quality to your life.

Helps Increase Calories Burn

Strength training increases the metabolic rate of the body, causing it to burn more calories throughout the day. This aids weight loss significantly.

Improves Your Balance And Stability

This decreases your risk of fall accidents because the more resilient and stronger your muscles are the sturdier your balance.

Increases Your Ability To Carry Out Your Day To Day Activities

The stronger your muscles, the easier for you to carry heavy loads, move things around and many more.

It Helps To Build Muscle Strength

From research, adults lose between five to seven pounds of muscles every decade after age 20. This you can prevent by strength training. You can also rebuild lost muscles by engaging in strength training.

It Decrease Your Risk Of Osteoporosis

Studies have shown that consistent strength training can increase bone density as well as prevent osteoporosis, which is a disease that affects inactive and aging people as there bone density reduces causing brittleness.

Strength training can help you feel younger each day. Start with one set of each exercise of about 10 to 15 repetitions and increase to 2 and then 3 sets as you improve. Taking it slow and steady, have about 30 second to one minute rest in between each exercise.

Always warm up and stretch before embarking on the main exercise. You also stretch after each exercise. Use weights that are heavy enough for you to feel the muscle working and the difficulty increases as you get to the last repetition. The weight should equally be light enough for you to do the last repetition without pain or breaking proper form. Stop whenever you experience pain.

Your age, work or schedule must not stand between you and strength training because of the benefits you derive from it. Always remember to consult your doctor before engaging in any form of exercise program.