Benefits of strength training at any age
Strength training exercises are crucial for building muscle and for strengthening bones. The main benefit of strength training, of course, is that gaining muscle strength and size will help your body burn more calories throughout the day, even when you’re resting.
This is something that people often overlook when considering the fastest ways to lose weight. This alone cannot be achieved by adapting your diet, but it is greatly improved when combined with a good strength training program.
Strength training workouts are used to break down muscle tissue for the body to counter and strengthen. Increasing strength not only builds more muscle tissue which greatly helps in burning more calories, it also makes your muscles more efficient in all aspects.
Strength exercises are generally divided into three types of exercises: weight training, resistance training (ie, bodyweight exercises), and isometric training.
In strength discussions, there will always be battles over which is better: bodyweight vs. weight training and high repetitions vs. low reps. But really, everyone needs to experiment for themselves to find out not only what works best for their own body, but also what keeps them motivated to continue their strength training for a long period of time.
Like everything, if you’re not motivated, you’re less likely to push yourself and maintain consistent habits. Unfortunately, many people end up expecting to be motivated solely by inspiration and end up making slow progress. They often forget that consistency often creates its own motivation because frequency often inspires success, which is a great form of inspiration itself.
So if you just remember to be consistent, the success you generate could be all the motivation you need to take it to the next level and achieve your goals.
Strength training is key to both improving muscle strength and losing weight. It is almost impossible to achieve impressive results in a short period of time. The old axiom applies here: anything worthwhile must be worked diligently.
You can decide to do high reps with light weights or low reps with heavy weights. Regardless of what you choose, it’s essential to keep consistent strength training logs and keep challenging yourself to make improvements on all of your sets and reps, no matter how small.
Strength training of any kind will help anyone lose weight quickly, especially when combined with a decent diet and especially regular small meals spaced five to six times throughout the day.
These small meals will act as kindling to fire up your metabolism to a higher fat-burning capacity. And, by keeping these meals small on a consistent basis, you’ll also make your body stronger much faster.
The added benefits of strength training are that it stimulates all parts of the body to work together more efficiently, and that it can help you achieve better mental focus while building stronger muscles at the same time.
Having more muscle strength will allow you to do more, be more, and experience more. Building a stronger body will open your horizons to new possibilities because it allows for more physical possibilities from which you can choose to participate.
This is especially important to remember as we get older. It’s important not only to work out, but also to work out to build greater strength which doesn’t always go hand in hand. Strength training for seniors can help greatly enrich your life simply because of the independence it creates.
Having good muscle strength can certainly help you feel more excited about life in general by opening up more possibilities for things you’ll be able to do both physically and mentally.
If you’re looking to lose weight, gain muscle strength, and improve mental focus, start and stick with a good strength-training program no matter your age. Keep accurate training records and always strive to improve something, no matter how small.
To Your Strength and Mastery,
Garin Bader