Strength Training – A Must for Health
August 1, 2022
Why do we do strength training? Strength is the most important component of fitness. Without adequate strength, no other fitness component (like endurance, balance, agility, speed, and cardiovascular) will be fully realised. Regardless of your goals, strength is the key component.
Strength is what will give your quality of life longevity; you will keep your strength and function throughout your life. The strength training you perform now will benefit you for many years to come.
Regular strength training helps prevent the natural loss of lean muscle mass that comes with aging. Once we hit around the age of 27, we will naturally start losing muscle…and once it’s gone, it’s gone. Strength training will stop this process, which then relates to your quality of life in your later years. No one in their 70’s is complaining that they have too much muscle!!
If these two reasons aren’t enough to encourage you, read on. You’ll be pleased to learn there are many more benefits from strength training:
Strength training makes you stronger and fitter. Muscle strength is crucial in making daily tasks and activities easier; it is also key to improving sports performance and all other fitness components. Want to be a better runner? Get stronger.
Strength training improves bone health and muscle mass. As mentioned, we start losing muscle as we age. If we aren’t incorporating strength training into our routines, we can lose around 3 to 5 percent of lean muscle mass annually. Strength training will help you preserve or increase muscle mass and bone density, which are essential for bone, joint, and muscle health as we age.
Strength training helps keep the weight off for good. The debate has raged for years, is cardio or strength better for fat loss? Both have their role. However, strength is our priority as it is the most important component. I’ll state again, in a different way, without strength, you will have not much else. Strength training is helpful for weight loss as it helps increase your resting metabolism. Increasing the rate at which your body burns calories when you’re going about your day. Fat Loss benefits continue on long after a strength session has finished.
It is important to understand the concept of muscle being the power plant to burn calories. Building muscle helps move your joints and bones, but also there are metabolic benefits. This is not appreciated well enough. You burn more energy because you have more muscle. This also helps prevent obesity and provide long-term benefits on various health outcomes.
This leads us to the next benefit…
Strength training improves cardiovascular health. Muscle-strengthening activity helps improve blood pressure. The government recommends doing muscle-strengthening activities twice weekly plus 150 minutes of weekly moderate-intensity activity at a minimum to help reduce hypertension and lower the risk of heart disease.
Strength training can help with injury prevention. Strength training helps improve joint strength. Strong muscles around a joint help it function better, provide stability, and protect it from injury. Tendon and ligaments also benefit greatly from strength training.
Strength training can assist with chronic disease management. Studies highlight many wellness benefits, including helping people with chronic diseases manage their conditions. If you have arthritis, strength training can be as effective as medication in decreasing arthritis pain.
Strength training and other healthy lifestyle changes have been shown to reduce the risk of Heart Disease, Stroke, Type II Diabetes, Obesity, and other lifestyle diseases.
And the last reason…
Strength Training helps you look great naked, helping you look mighty fine in your favourite jeans or have everyone taking a second look at your toned arms and shoulders when you’re in a singlet. And this is an extra benefit, a great side effect you could say of all the other benefits listed above.
That is our why. Why we incorporate and value Strength at Hybrid Fitness Training. The only thing left to say is, if you aren’t doing strength training, why not?
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Strength Training – A Must for Health
August 1, 2022
Why do we do strength training? Strength is the most important component of fitness. Without adequate strength, no other fitness component (like endurance, balance, agility, speed, and cardiovascular) will be fully realised. Regardless of your goals, strength is the key component.
Strength is what will give your quality of life longevity; you will keep your strength and function throughout your life. The strength training you perform now will benefit you for many years to come.
Regular strength training helps prevent the natural loss of lean muscle mass that comes with aging. Once we hit around the age of 27, we will naturally start losing muscle…and once it’s gone, it’s gone. Strength training will stop this process, which then relates to your quality of life in your later years. No one in their 70’s is complaining that they have too much muscle!!
If these two reasons aren’t enough to encourage you, read on. You’ll be pleased to learn there are many more benefits from strength training:
Strength training makes you stronger and fitter. Muscle strength is crucial in making daily tasks and activities easier; it is also key to improving sports performance and all other fitness components. Want to be a better runner? Get stronger.
Strength training improves bone health and muscle mass. As mentioned, we start losing muscle as we age. If we aren’t incorporating strength training into our routines, we can lose around 3 to 5 percent of lean muscle mass annually. Strength training will help you preserve or increase muscle mass and bone density, which are essential for bone, joint, and muscle health as we age.
Strength training helps keep the weight off for good. The debate has raged for years, is cardio or strength better for fat loss? Both have their role. However, strength is our priority as it is the most important component. I’ll state again, in a different way, without strength, you will have not much else. Strength training is helpful for weight loss as it helps increase your resting metabolism. Increasing the rate at which your body burns calories when you’re going about your day. Fat Loss benefits continue on long after a strength session has finished.
It is important to understand the concept of muscle being the power plant to burn calories. Building muscle helps move your joints and bones, but also there are metabolic benefits. This is not appreciated well enough. You burn more energy because you have more muscle. This also helps prevent obesity and provide long-term benefits on various health outcomes.
This leads us to the next benefit…
Strength training improves cardiovascular health. Muscle-strengthening activity helps improve blood pressure. The government recommends doing muscle-strengthening activities twice weekly plus 150 minutes of weekly moderate-intensity activity at a minimum to help reduce hypertension and lower the risk of heart disease.
Strength training can help with injury prevention. Strength training helps improve joint strength. Strong muscles around a joint help it function better, provide stability, and protect it from injury. Tendon and ligaments also benefit greatly from strength training.
Strength training can assist with chronic disease management. Studies highlight many wellness benefits, including helping people with chronic diseases manage their conditions. If you have arthritis, strength training can be as effective as medication in decreasing arthritis pain.
Strength training and other healthy lifestyle changes have been shown to reduce the risk of Heart Disease, Stroke, Type II Diabetes, Obesity, and other lifestyle diseases.
And the last reason…
Strength Training helps you look great naked, helping you look mighty fine in your favourite jeans or have everyone taking a second look at your toned arms and shoulders when you’re in a singlet. And this is an extra benefit, a great side effect you could say of all the other benefits listed above.
That is our why. Why we incorporate and value Strength at Hybrid Fitness Training. The only thing left to say is, if you aren’t doing strength training, why not?
