Strength Training: The Benefits for Overall Health

     Strength training offers so many more benefits than just building muscle, it has physical health benefits, long term functional, and mental and emotional benefits. 

    Starting with physical health, strength training increases strength and muscle mass. Your muscles will grow bigger and stronger when you are constant with working out. This will make everyday tasks similar such as walking upstairs, picking up items (and kiddos), and even carrying groceries. Because we naturally lose muscle overtime as we age, it's important to keep up with strength training as you grow older. Strength training also helps with fat loss and boosting your metabolism. Muscle burns calories even when you're resting which makes strength training good for weight management and long-term fat loss. You can reduce body fat while gaining muscle and preserve your metabolism over time which will prevent weight gain. As well as cardio, strength training benefits your heart. It does this by improving circulation, lowers your blood pressure, increases good cholesterol and reduces bad cholesterol. 

    When it comes to long-term health, by having stronger muscles, your joints will be more protected, and this will reduce your chances of injuries that can arise from playing sports or even everyday life.  Strength training will help your coordination and balance which is going to help prevent falling. This is going to help older adults. By weight training, you will gain independence by having the strength to do things on your own and not rely as much on others for help for things like carrying groceries or even getting up from a chair. There also has bene research done that individuals who regularly strength train can live longer. 

    Strength training is known to reduce stress, depression, and anxiety. Your body when strength training releases serotonin and endorphins which elevate your mood. It will also build discipline and make your brain tougher. Seeing your body change overtime for the better can also boost your confidence and feel more in control of yourself. Strength training also will help regulate your sleep cycle lead to deeper sleep and can even help you fall asleep faster. Your memory can improve with strength training and leaves you at a reduced risk for cognitive decline. 

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