The Need for Strength Training Strength training is exercise that uses resistance to strengthen and condition the musculoskeletal system, improving muscle tone and endurance. "Strength training" is used as a general term synonymous with other common terms: "weightlifting" and "resistance training." The Benefits of Strength Training Physiologically, the benefits of consistent strength training include an increase in muscle size and tone, increased muscular strength, and increases in tendon, bone, and ligament strength. Lifting weights has also been shown to improve psychological health as well, by increasing self-esteem, confidence, and self-worth. • Increased energy: more endurance, power and strength which translate into more useable energy • Improved digestion and elimination processes. Your body is built for and meant to be active in all ways • Improved intellectual capacity and productivity. Your brain needs a reprieve from thinking; physical exercise provides that respite from the constant intellectual thinking tasks of our modern life • Better sleep: exercise enables a better sleep pattern to develop • Weight loss: muscle burns more calories than fat because of the higher rate of metabolism within the muscle tissues • Strong bones: increased bone mineral density as a result of the imposed loads being placed upon the bone during the exercise sessions • Control of depression: you are active in a productive manner and the brain sends out endorphins signaling a happy pleasant state of mind during and after exercise • Decreased stress: you are doing something for YOURSELF • Added protection from heart disease: lower blood pressure reading in many cases with just a small amount of increased activity and as little as ten pounds of weight loss • Increased endorphins (pain killers): the runners high • Increased self-confidence, self image, self-perception and outward self-projection. • Body fat percentage decreases • Lean tissue percentage increases • Blood pressure readings decrease • Heart rate decreases • Serum cholesterol decreases • Range of motion and flexibility increases • Strength increases • Lung function increases • Bone mineral density increases • Cardiovascular circulation capacity increases The short and sweet answer is strength building will lead to increased mental and physical stamina to better endure the stresses of daily living in this modern world of constant pressure to be on the go continually.
Posted on: Tue, 08 Oct 2013 06:32:43 +0000
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