Health Benefits of Strength Training

Health Benefits of Strength Training

Every once in while it's a good idea to remind ourselves why lifting weights is a healthy thing to do -- in addition to the body image advantages that we all know about. Here is a list of the known benefits and probable benefits of weight training.

• Increases strength, muscle and flexibility, which is important for fitness at any age.
• Improves metabolism; helps to maintain a healthy weight and optimize lean weight.
• Provides some cardiovascular fitness, especially in conjunction with aerobic and circuit training.
• Provides benefits in glucose control  for diabetics and pre-diabetics.
• Helps maintain and build bone.
• May help prevent breast cancer.
• May improve health in wasting conditions like HIV, and for men on hormonal prostate cancer treatment.
• May help with health maintenance in conditions like Parkinson's disease and arthritis.

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In brief, don't be afraid of the weights area.