Why women need Strength Training.
WOMEN ARE STRONG AF … BUT, DON’T YOU WANT TO GET EVEN STRONGER?
Right, lets keep this nice and simple:
These are the reasons why getting in strength training is VITAL on your journey
Develop lean muscle mass (as we age we lose muscle mass we want to do all we can to keep this)
Increase the density of bone mass (reduce risk of osteoporosis = brittle bones).
Reduce the risk of injury (helping the body move optimally and work through functional movements).
Improve posture (strengthen the body so you can hold yourself correctly).
Keeping good joint health (optimal joint function means your body moves correctly).
Reduce the risk of heart disease (adding stress to the body during training means your body can adapt and overcome other stresses).
Aid cardiovascular health (adding stress to the body during training means your lunges will need to work harder and your heart will need to work more to help pump more blood carrying nutrients and get rid of waste).
Improving muscular endurance (this will improve overall posture and support to the body).
Improve stability through the body (controlled at joints during movement = you will be able to exercise efficiently forever).
Improve mobility range through the body (correct imbalances in the body and allow everything to work as it should).
Support hormonal function (women go through several life stages where our hormones can be all over the place … let alone the ups and downs just during our cycle - encouraging optimal hormonal response will impact us physically and mentally).
Increase insulin sensitivity (being insulin sensitive means your body efficiently uses ‘energy’ during rest and activity. Aiding in metabolism, reducing the risk of diabetes and other hormonal risks - one hormonal imbalance has a knock-on on effect to others).
Increase metabolic rate (your metabolic rate is the rate you use energy - your resting rate is what you consume to just stay alive, so when this increases you can increase calorie intake and not run into a surplus = weight gain).
Increase proprioception (self-body awareness).
Strength training means you are adding a progressive overload to your body to test and push yourself through adaptations.
Basically, progressive overload means you are upping the weights/upping the intensity.
So with a plan, that has progression, it means you’re going to get stronger over time - we’ve all been in a position where our training gets boring, we stop seeing results and we just roll with it.
Why not push yourself that little bit further - push your body, move correctly, focus on strength and reap all the incredible benefits listed above.
THE ABOVE LIST IS JUST A VERY QUICK MINI SUMMARY OF THE BENEFITS:
STAY TUNED TO FIND OUT A LITTLE MORE ON EACH BENEFIT IN THIS BLOG SERIES!
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