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Read below for some highlights of why working out is so important
and beneficial to everyone!
- Strength Training helps increase your metabolism because
muscle uses more calories to maintain itself than fat.
So the more muscle you have, the more calories you'll burn every
day, not just when you are exercising.
- Your metabolism slows as you get older. This
is primarily due to a decrease in muscle tissue. After the age
of 30, your body gradually begins to lose it's muscle. If your
activity level stays the same and the amount of calories you eat
stay the same, you will still gain weight because your metabolism
has slowed down. However, if you exercise with weights and do
some type of aerobic activity on a regular basis, you probably
won't notice much of a change in your metabolism as you age.
- Strength Training helps your bones. Research
has found that weight training can increase spinal bone mineral
density by 13 percent in six months. So strength training is a
powerful tool against osteoporosis.
- You can lose 1 pound simply by cutting out 300 calories
a day for one week and exercising for just 30 minutes just four
times? And cutting out 300 calories a day is as simple
as not buttering your roll/bread (just 3 Tbsp. of butter = 300
calories) or drinking two glasses of water instead of two cans
of cola.
- Exercise provides benefits not only for you physically
but also for your mental well-being. Regular exercise
has been linked to helping reduce depression.
- Regardless of your body appearance, regular fitness
helps improve your self-esteem.
- Exercise can help you sleep better. People
who exercise tend to fall asleep quicker and stay asleep longer.
- Working out increases your anaerobic threshold.
This allows you to work or exercise longer at a higher level.
- Strength training prevents muscle loss. Dieting
(reducing calories) tends to cause a loss in muscle. You can help
avoid this by lifting weights while reducing your calorie intake.
Strength training will help you preserve muscle, while also losing
fat.
- Exercise helps reduce some symptoms of menopause
(like hot flashes, irregular sleep and irritability) and it helps
lower the long-term risks of cardiovascular disease.
- Regular exercise helps improve cholesterol levels.
It helps decrease total cholesterol levels and increase "good"
cholesterol levels.
- Working out can provide caridopulmonary improvements.
It helps decrease blood pressure and lower resting heart rate.
- Leaner total body. Physical fitness increases
your lean (fat-free) body percentage (and of course decrease your
body fat percentage).So, the more muscles you build from strength
training, the more calories you will burn (even at rest). Plus,
building muscles will also help keep your metabolic rate constant.
Without strength training, typically a person gradually loses
about 5% of their metabolic rate every decade.
- Reduced Risk Of Injury. All forms of exercise
(but especially flexibility training exercises) help reduce the
risk of injuries.
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