What are the Benefits of Weight Training?

Weight training isn't just for bodybuilders any more! In fact, weight lifting offers a wide range of benefits for all types of men and women. These benefits include: • increased muscle strength • improved muscle tone • better flexibility, balance, and coordination • prevention of muscle and joint damage or injury • decreased risk of osteoporosis (because weight training helps to increase mineral density inside of the bones) • decreased risk of cardiovascular disease, including high blood pressure, high cholesterol, heart attack, and stroke. Lifting to Lose: Weight Training for Weight Loss Though you may associate weight training with weight gain, strength and resistance training is one of the best ways to lose weight. This is because strength training helps to increase your metabolism and the amount of muscle mass in your body, promoting weight loss. In order to maintain itself, the muscle in your body burns a certain amount of calories everyday. Therefore, by building the amount of ...  more