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Strength Training Benefits
Strength training benefits - Get A FREE strength training program at Carvey Running Tips. Coach Carvey Says..the benefits Of strength training are many, and why strength training for older adults is so important!
Here Are A Few Strength Training Benefits
A Strength training routine will increase the size and strength of our muscle fibers.
Building muscle enhances our body composition and physical appearance.
Weight training increases our metabolic rate, which means we become more efficient at burning fat.
A comprehensive strength training routine can help to reduce our chance of injury by strengthening bones, ligaments and tendons.
Weight Training For Seniors
Age-People of all ages can increase muscle mass by working out with progressivly heavier weights.
Well almost all ages. This little guy may have to wait a few years.
Strength Training and Osteoporosis
Start weight training! That's right, It doesn't matter your age, everyone benefits from strength training. If you are over 50 and you have never trained with weights than find a trainer or a knowledgeable friend to help you to get started.
Weight training will help to strengthen your bones and prevent as well as reverse osteoporosis. That alone should be enough to convince you to start a weight lifting training program.
More reasons why you should be lifting weigts are...
Muscle keeps you younger by reversing osteoporosis and muscle atrophy. It's a miracle really!!!I like to call it the fountain of youth!
Use it or lose it is simple and true!!!
More Strength Training Benefits
Research indicates that previously untrained men and women gain about 2-4 lbs. of muscle and 40-60% more strength after two months of regular strength exercise.
Unless we perform regular strength exercise, we lose more than a half a pound of muscle every year after age 25. Strength training is essential for preventing the muscle loss that often accompanies aging.
Muscle is responsible for more than 25% of our calorie use. The more you have the more calories you will burn at rest.
Our muscles serve as shock absorbers and help with our balance as well. This is especially important for runners, because strong muscles help to dissipate the repetetive landing forces experienced while running.
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