Benefits of Weight Training

Benefits of Weight Training

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• Weight training tones your muscles which looks great and raises your basal metabolism… which causes you to burn more calories 24 hours-a-day. You’ll even burn more calories while you’re sleeping.
• Weight training can *reverse* the natural decline in your metabolism which begins around age 30.
• Weight training energizes you.
• Weight training has a positive affect on almost all of your 650+ muscles.
• Weight training strengthens your bones reducing your risk of developing osteoporosis.
• Weight training improves your muscular endurance.
• Weight training will NOT develop big muscles on women….just toned muscles!
• Weight training makes you strong. Strength gives you confidence and makes daily activities easier.
• Weight training makes you less prone to low-back injuries.
• Weight training decreases your resting blood pressure.
• Weight training decreases your risk of developing adult onset diabetes.
• Weight training decreases your gastrointestinal transit time, reducing your risk for developing colon cancer.
• Weight training increases your blood level of HDL cholesterol (the good type).
• Weight training improves your posture.
• Weight training improves the functioning of your immune system.
• Weight training lowers your resting heart rate, a sign of a more efficient heart.
• Weight training improves your balance and coordination.
• Weight training elevates your mood.