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Benefits of Weight Training

Strength training is an excellent way to lose weight and sculpt your muscles, but many people shy away from it due to the physical exertion required to lift or pull weights. However, this form of exercise has several benefits whether you are trying to lose weight, gain muscle mass or increase your strength levels among other health benefits. Here are some of the benefits of training for strength.

You Become Stronger

Well, what is the essence of strength training if not to get stronger? But strength training goes beyond making you stronger for lifting heavier weights; it makes you better at every other activity that requires lifting, which is almost everything you do daily including carrying your kids, lifting the groceries, moving items into the garage or basement, cooking among others.

The strengthened muscles are not the only dividends of regular strength training as you also grow stronger bones which improves your posture and may prevent and alleviate the symptoms of bone problems in the future.

It Burns Fat

Weight lifting and other forms of strength training help you build more muscle mass. Muscle is a metabolically active tissue which increases your metabolic rate and burns more calories, even during resting period after your workouts. If you plan to lose weight, one of the best exercises to help you blaze fats is to strength train regularly in combination with a healthy diet. You will burn more fat, grow lean mass and become more metabolically active.

Promotes Stability and Flexibility

Strength training, especially exercises that involve training with free weights are excellent for stability as they force your body into a state of imbalance without any machine to help you achieve stability. Strength training also builds muscle mass and move the joints through a full range of motion, promoting flexibility and balance and improving physical independence when we become older.

Prevents Injuries

In addition to providing stronger muscles and bones, strength training can also improve the health of connective tissues including tendons and ligaments that hold your bones and cartilages together for smooth and seamless movement. Strong connective tissues make your movement more fluid and more natural and help reduce the risk of injuries.

Promotes Heart Health

Strength training regularly has been shown to help promote a healthier heart and reduce the risk of heart problems such as high blood pressure.

People with high blood pressure can engage in some light strength training exercises to improve their symptoms, but make sure to seek your doctor’s advice before starting any workout program.

Boosts Your Mood

We all feel better after running or engaging in some physical exercise, and strength training is not an exception. Strength training like every other form of exercise stimulates the release of endorphins, chemicals that promote happiness and the feel-good factor. So if you want to increase your happiness and cut down worry, lift more, and your body will release happy hormones to lighten up your world.

Additionally, strength training, like other types of workouts can help relieve stress and depression and also boost your self-esteem and self-worth.

Strength training can also improve performance in other sporting activities, help you set more challenging fitness goals for yourself and improve your overall fitness levels.  For increased muscle mass, leaner and trimmer physique and enhanced flexibility and stability at old age, include regular strength training in your workout program.