- Advantages of Resistance Training
- Major Overall Benefits:-
Physical and mental health benefits that can be achieved through resistance training include:
• Improved muscle strength and tone – to protect your joints from injury. It also helps you maintain flexibility and balance and helps you remain independent as you age.
• Weight management and increased muscle-to-fat ratio – as you gain muscle, your body burns more kilojoules when at rest.
• Greater stamina – as you grow stronger, you won’t get tired as easily.
• Prevention or control of chronic conditions, such as diabetes, heart disease, arthritis, back pain, depression and obesity.
- Other Advantages can include:-
• Pain management- As we become stronger we can tolerate and pinpoint pain areas better.
• Improved mobility and balance –Stronger attachments, tendons and ligaments.
• Improved posture – All skeletal muscles -bone to muscle connections are enhanced
• Decreased risk of injury – Strong bones and muscles less rick of fractures as we get older.
• Increased bone density and strength and reduced risk of osteoporosis.- Self explanatory.
• Reduced body fat. More muscles we have greater our metabolism works burn more calories at rest.
• Improved sense of well-being – resistance training can boost your self-confidence, improve your body image and reduce the risk of depression.
• A better night’s sleep and avoidance of insomnia.
• Increased self-esteem –Look better feel better about one’s self etc.
• Enhanced performance of everyday tasks. –Have more strength, and mobility to move easier in our 3D world.