Posted on December 1, 2007 in Latest News
Most women engage in cardio vascular exercises rather in strength training exercises which are considered very beneficial for maintaining one’s fitness and well being.
Ten benefits of strength training exercises for women:
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Strength training exercises make women physically stronger. Studies show that even moderate weight training exercises can increase a woman’s strength by 30 to 50 percent. Infact experts also highlight the fact that women can develop strength at the same rate as men.
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It helps in getting rid off the belly fat by increasing the rates of metabolism through weight training exercises.
- You will gain strength and develop strong and toned muscles but you will definitely not become bulky like men as studies state that women have 10 to 30 times less of those hormones that cause muscle hypertrophy.
- Risks of osteoporosis is reduced, which is condition suffered mostly by women.
- A woman’s athletic performance also increases when bones and muscles gain strength.
- Injuries, back pains and arthritis problems can be evaded with strength training exercises that make the body more flexible and agile.
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Strength training exercises helps in reducing the risks of several related heart diseases.
- Such exercises also reduce the risk of diabetes by increasing glucose utilization in the body by 23 percent in four months in women.
- Studies show that strength training helps women of all ages so you can indulge in strength training even when you are seventy or eighty.
- Studies also reveal that strength training helps in fighting depression in women and in building one’s attitude too.
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