Strength Training & Weight Training 101: Why You Need to Get Strong

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Strength Training Weight Training 101 Why You
Need to Get Strong
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• If you want to lose weight, gain muscle, and/or
  just look and feel better, strength training will
  do just that.
• In this comprehensive series, were going to
  cover EVERYTHING you need to know about getting
  strong.

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What are the Benefits of Strength Training?

• Life is EASIER when youre strong
• Carrying groceries? One trip.
• Children to carry? No problem.
• Car stuck in the snow? Push it out with ease.
• Feel like a badass? YUP!
• Plus, whether youre 100 lbs overweight or just
  need to lose the last 15, strength training is
  one of the most effective ways to burn fat
  and build muscle.

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HOW STRENGTH TRAINING WILL HELP AS YOU AGE

• 1) Halt and even reverse sarcopenia As we age
  our skeletal muscle deteriorates, which is a
  condition known as sarcopenia. Strength training
  has been found to reduce the negative effects of
  sarcopenia allowing us to maintain an independent
  lifestyle (and out of a nursing home) and live
  longer

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• 2) Prevent disease and degenerative conditions
• Heart disease is the leading cause of death for
  both men and women.
• Strength training helps correct issues relating
  to cholesterol, high blood pressure, obesity,
  diabetes, and inactivity all factors for heart
  disease.

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• 3) Improve the quality of life for people with 
• Arthritis,osteoporosis,Parkinsons
  Disease,DownSyndrome,lymphedema,fibromyalgia,who
  have recently had a stroke, have had a spinal
  cord injury, cancer survivors and clinical
  depression.

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HOW STRENGTH TRAINING WILL HELP YOU TODAY

• 1) Lose weight, look good naked You can
  find study after study after study that shows you
  the benefits of strength training for weight
  management when combined with calorie
  restriction.(eating fewer calories than you burn
  every day), such as greater fat loss and
  improvements in muscle mass.

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• 2) Strength training can help increase your
  metabolism by speeding up your Resting Metabolic
  Rate (RMR).
• It takes your body more calories to maintain
  muscle than it does to maintain fat!
• 3) Strength training has a much greater level of
  excess post-exercise oxygen consumption than
  aerobic exercise.

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HOW STRENGTH TRAINING CAN MAKE YOU HEALTHIER

• 1) Strength training increases bone density,
  builds a stronger heart, reduces your resting
  blood pressure, improves blood flow, halts muscle
  loss, helps control blood sugar, improves
  cholesterol levels, and improves your balance and
  coordination.This is all great news because this
  will decrease your risk of developing conditions
  such as osteoporosis, hypertension, and type 2
  diabetes.

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• 2) Strength training will make you FEEL
  better Not only will you find yourself with more
  energy and confidence, less stress
  and anxiety, and a better overall mood, but
  youll actually begin to think better (resistance
  training has been proven to help increase
  cognitive function

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• Strength training allows for neurogenesis and
  neuroplasticity to take place, which is the
  process of creating new neural pathways in the
  brain. Plus, strength training also allows for
  certain neurotransmitters (e.g., dopamine) to be
  released that plays a role in brain health.