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5 Benefits of Strength training for women

by Lorenza
09/02/2020

1. Fat loss –

Whilst most women spend endless hours on treadmills and cross trainers, thinking that cardio is the key to fat loss and changing the way they look, they are mistaken. Cardio certainly has it’s time and place but strength training is the most effective way to burn calories and change your body composition. Whilst we can’t spot reduce, we can certainly use exercise to shape our body. As the body fat reduces your muscles will give you the toned look you desire.

Whilst we can’t stop reduce , we can perform exercises specific to the areas we want to improve. Eg if you want to improve your glutes we can perform exercises mentioned in our previous post. You want less wobble in your arms we can work on the biceps & triceps.

2. Get stronger –

Strength training will improve your posture. It will also improve your bone density. When our bones are put under stress from the force of resistance training over a long period of time, they grow stronger and increase in density to withstand the extra load and force. Resistance training increases bone density and therefore decreases the chances of women developing osteoporosis later on in life. Every time your work out with weights, you become stronger, so next time you’ll be able to lift more, which is a great motivator in itself.

3. Improve your energy levels –

Exercise releases endorphins, encourages you to eat well and feel less sluggish during the day. It will also help you sleep better at night, so your body repairs itself and you will be ready for your next session. Seeing progress in the gym and changes to your body composition will certainly spur you to keep going.

4. Can help offset the age-related decline in muscle mass –

Loss of muscle mass is also known as sarcopenia. This is actually another one of those “use-it-or-lose-it” situations. If you never challenge or stop challenging your muscles, over time they will shrink and when coupled with a poor diet, waste away (atrophy). Eventually, you may lose the strength to do the ordinary, mundane activities—like pushing a shopping trolley or carrying a heavy suitcase. What we need to do is resistance train to maintain that muscle mass, so that we don’t wither away.

In the long-term, resistance training can help keep you strong even as you age. In the short-term, strength training simply makes everyday living easier.

5. And finally…..it doesn’t make you bulky!!

Sadly, many women have a notion that lifting weights will make them bulkier like men, while in reality it is only a myth. Women simply don’t have the required testosterone levels to build muscle like men. Instead women develop muscle definition and strength without the size. So, if you are one of those ladies that want a toned look…that can’t happen without muscle on your frame!If you would like to learn more contact us today for a free consultation & assessment

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