Wake up & smell the iron ….
If you think doing a walk 3 times a week is all you need, I want you to re-think after this article. You need to get friendly with the iron, weight training.
Weight training is responsible for many things here is a list of fact”s on why weight training needs to be part of your weekly routine.
WEIGHT TRAINING :
Resistance training is going to build muscle, and the muscle that we all ready have will get tuned up to become more efficient at burning fat. Muscles constitute the metabolic engine of your body. Which means the more muscle you have the higher your resting metabolism functions, the more active the muscles are the more fat you will burn, 24 hours a day. One pound of active muscle burns almost 50 calories a day.
How often should I do resistance training? If your goals are fat loss 2-3 times a week will be effective.
- BENEFITS TO WEIGHT TRAINING
- PREVENTS OSTEOPOROSIS
- INCREASES METABOLISM
- DECREASES BLOOD PRESSURE
- DECREASES CHOLESTEROL
- IMPROVES BONE DENSITY
- IMPROVE BALANCE, COORDINATION
- HELPS DECREASE BODY FAT
- BURNS MORE CALORIES
- LOSE INCHES TONES MUSCLE
- IMPROVES MUSCULAR ENDURANCE
- HELPS REHABILITATE INJURIED MUSCLES
- HELPS DECREASE RISK OF ADULT DIABETES
- IMPROVES POSTURE
- INCREASES YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM
- LOWERS RESTING HEART RATE
- After the age of fifty if you are not weight training to keep your muscle you will be losing muscle at a rapid pace therefore your ability to burn extra fat will slow.Muscle knows no age and you can build and keep muscle as long as you train properly. A weight training routine that can be done at home works well, you don’t have to have a fancy gym to keep your muscle’s strong.Lady’s start pumping the iron now, so your later years will be a breeze. Eat purposefully and watch yourself grow young.
