Once reserved for only competitive male athletes and bodybuilders, strength training should be an essential part of any woman’s fitness program. If woman strength trains she doesn’t have to torture herself with low calorie diets or spend hours on a treadmill trying to make noticeable changes in her physical appearance. With strength training, women can lose weight, build firm muscles and achieve a lifetime of fitness and well Read the rest of this entry »
Most of us have been told that as we get older, we should just take it easy and that we should grow old gracefully. After all, we’ve worked hard our entire lives. We should be able to take it easy. Right? Wrong. In fact taking it easy could be the worst thing we can do as we get older.
By the time you reach 60 years old, you may have lost up to 50 % of your muscular strength, 50 % your lung capacity and a good perce Read the rest of this entry »
Strength training has several powerful benefits and it needs to be a part of any fitness program. Here are the top 5 benefits of strength training.
1. Reduces health risks. Strength training helps prevent cardiovascular disease, obesity, type 2 diabetes, arthritis, low back pain, and certain types of cancer. Even if you already suffer from one of these ailments, strength training can help alleviate the ai Read the rest of this entry »