| by Greg Landry, M.S. Starting or
continuing your weight training program is much easier if you know
some of the benefits derived from weight training:
1. Weight training tones your muscles which looks great and raises
your basal metabolism.. which causes you to burn more calories 24
hours-a-day. You'll even burn more calories while you're
sleeping.
2. Weight training can *reverse* the natural decline in your
metabolism which begins around age 30.
3. Weight training energizes you.
4. Weight training has a positive affect on almost all of your 650+
muscles.
5. Weight training strengthens your bones reducing your risk of
developing osteoporosis.
6. Weight training improves your muscular endurance.
7. Weight training will NOT develop big muscles on women.. just
toned muscles!
8. Weight training makes you strong. Strength gives you confidence
and makes daily activities easier.
9. Weight training makes you less prone to low-back injuries.
10. Weight training decreases your resting blood pressure.
11. Weight training decreases your risk of developing adult onset
diabetes.
12. Weight training decreases your gastrointestinal transit time,
reducing your risk for developing colon cancer.
13. Weight training increases your blood level of HDL cholesterol
(the good type).
14. Weight training improves your posture.
15. Weight training improves the functioning of your immune system.
16. Weight training lowers your resting heart rate, a sign of a
more efficient heart.
17. Weight training improves your balance and coordination.
18. Weight training elevates your mood.
Get movin'! :)
Author and exercise physiologist, Greg Landry,
offers FREE weight loss success stories and his "Fast, Healthy Weight
Loss" newsletter at his site:
http://www.Landry.com "
copyright 2002 by Greg Landry, M.S.
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