The Importance of Strength Training for Women

I have been a involved in some sort of exercise for all of adult life. I am obsessed with any aerobic activity (bordering addicted)  . I enjoy going to the gym and doing a high impact aerobic class! Anyone who knows me gets that! I get so annoyed if I go to the gym and a class is canceled and I am forced to go out on the floor and do  strength training !!!  HATE is too much of a strong word but I totally dislike it , in my opinion its boring  and tedious!!

As a practical person I needed to get some valid information to persuade me to leave the aerobic class and get out on the floor.

Here's what I've learnt:

• Strength training is a key component of overall health and fitness and it provides an important balance to aerobic workouts.

• Muscle mass diminishes with age. You can counteract this loss through strength training. The percentage of fat on your body increases as you get older if you don’t do anything to replace the lean muscle you lose. Strength training helps preserve and enhance your muscle mass, regardless of your age.

• A regular strength training program helps you increase lean body mass and burn calories more efficiently, which can result in healthy weight loss.

• Because of hormonal changes that women experience as they get older, they naturally lose bone density, putting them at increased risk for developing osteoporosis. Routinely lifting weights slows bone deterioration and can help your bones grow stronger, help you maintain strength, and reduce your chance of developing — or slow the effects of — osteoporosis.

• When you build muscle, you help protect your joints from injury and increase your balance and coordination. This becomes increasingly important to help you maintain your independence as you age.

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