Strength training helps you lose weight, promotes a healthy heart, and protects your joints and back. Your muscles serve as shock absorbers and balancing agents, therefore, the more muscular power you have, the less strain on your joints and connective tissue when lifting or exerting. The benefits of consistent strength training are an increase in muscle size and tone, increase in muscular strength, and increase in tendon, bone, and ligament strength. Strength training should be completed 2 to 3 times per week. Weight should be heavy enough to fatigue the muscle in 8 to 12 reps. Complete 2 to 3 sets of each exercise. In addition, to the physical benefits of strength training, lifting weights improve psychological health by increasing self-esteem, confidence, and self-worth. Keep it moving! Remember to hydrate! A person requires 50% of their body weight in ounces for the body to be functioning optimally. Also, be sure to include an ample amount of fruits and vegetables in your diet. Note, resistance bands are a good substitute for machines and free weights as they are inexpensive and portable. |
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