| Lets face it everybody knows that
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| | mid-life years. After the age of 20 up to
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| strength training builds muscle but did
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| | 1/2 pound of muscle tissue is lost per
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| you know that it does more much more for
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| | year in both males and females owing to
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| you in the health stakes. Lets have a
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| | the normal ageing process.
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| look at these strength training tips one
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| | By Strength Training once a week using
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| by one and you will see what a difference
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| | all the major muscle groups until you are
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| this valuable tool will make to your
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| | unable to push each exercise for another
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| general health:
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| | repetition, 3-4 exercises, and 15 -20
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| Weights Improve Immunity - Immune
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| | minutes max training time. Keep getting
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| strength depends on the availability of
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| | stronger, Smile, be positive and live
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| the amino acid glutamine and your muscles
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| | life.
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| have to supply the glutamine to your
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| | Avoid Metabolic Rate Reduction - because
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| immune system in order for it to work.
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| | muscle is very active tissue, muscle loss
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| The more muscle you have the more
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| | is accompanied by a reduction in our
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| abundant the glutamine supply, and other
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| | resting metabolism.
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| things being equal, the better your
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| | Research indicates that an average adult
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| immune system works.
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| | experiences a 5% reduction in metabolic
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| Weights Grow Bone - A study at Stanford
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| | rate every decade of life. Only high
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| University showed clearly that about 20%
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| | intensity strength training performed
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| of bone mineral density is dependent on
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| | once or twice a week with prescribed rest
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| maintaining muscle.
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| | periods can avoid this.
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| A new study reported in February 2000 in
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| | Increase Muscle Mass - because most
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| the British Journal of Sports Medicine
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| | adults do not perform strength exercise,
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| shows that even in elderly women, a
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| | they need to first replace the tissue
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| one-year weight-training program
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| | that has been lost through inactivity.
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| increased their strength by 20-30%, with
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| | Fortunately research shows that a
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| a significant increase in bone density.
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| | standard strength training program can
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| Weights Combat Diabetes - New studies
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| | increase muscle mass by about 4 kg or 10
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| published between 1995 and 2000 show that
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| | lbs over a ten-week period.
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| weight training has an unexpected benefit
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| | Increase Metabolic Rate - Research
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| - it improves glucose tolerance in
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| | reveals that adding 10 lbs of muscle
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| patients with Type 2 (adult-onset)
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| | increases our resting metabolism by 7%
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| diabetes.
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| | and our daily calorie requirements by
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| In one of these studies, post-menopausal
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| | 15%.
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| women with diabetes followed a
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| | At rest, 2 lbs of muscle requires 77
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| weight-training program for four months.
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| | calories per day for tissue maintenance
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| Their glucose sensitivity to a challenge
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| | and during exercise, muscle energy
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| improved by an average of 29%.
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| | utilization increases dramatically.
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| Weights Wack Arthritis - At Tufts
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| | Adults who replace muscle through
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| University in the USA, researches gave
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| | sensible strength exercise use more
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| patients with rheumatoid arthritis 10
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| | calories all day long thereby reducing
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| weeks of high-intensity weight training.
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| | the likelihood of fat accumulation.
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| Results showed significant reductions in
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| | Reduce Body Fat - In a 1994 study,
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| joint pain and fatigue and a big gain in
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| | strength exercise produced 10 lbs of fat
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| strength. Results showed that the weight
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| | loss after two months of training, even
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| work caused a significant decline in
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| | though the subjects were eating 155 more
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| arthritis activity.
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| | calories per day.
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| Weights Raise Testosterone - Did you know
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| | That is, a basic strength-training
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| that strength training is one of the best
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| | program resulted in 8 lbs more muscle, 10
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| exercises to raise testosterone levels in
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| | lbs less fat and more calories per day
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| men and women! With strength training
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| | food intake.
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| the levels of both testosterone and
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| | Increase Bone Mineral Density - The
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| growth hormone rise dramatically.
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| | effects of progressive resistance
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| Since loss of strength and muscle mass
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| | exercise are similar for muscle tissue
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| are the prime causes of most age-related
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| | and bone tissue.
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| diseases a lifelong strength training
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| | The same training stimulus that increases
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| program is one of the best insurance
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| | muscle strength also increases bone
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| polices for a better quality of life for
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| | density and mineral content. A 1993 study
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| both men and women.
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| | demonstrated significant increases in the
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| Avoid Muscle Loss - although endurance
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| | bone mineral density of the upper femur
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| exercise improves our cardiovascular
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| | after four months of strength training.
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| fitness, it does not prevent the loss of
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| | So, now you can go ahead with your
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| muscle tissue.
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| | strength training endeavours knowing that
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| Only strength training maintains our
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| | you will be experiencing all these
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| muscle mass and strength throughout our
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| | benefits found in the above tips.
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