Six Ways Weight Training Improves Health
Dr. Gerald Martin
Multi-skilled professional trying my best to make peoples' lives a little better.
The Homeostatic Lifestyle is all about balance. Aerobics-based physical activities are wonderful. We also need to move weight for balanced health gains.
Diabetes - Studies suggest that resistance training improves glucose clearance and insulin sensitivity. Weight training lowers A1C.
High Blood Pressure - Research findings show weight training can improve brachial artery endothelial function. Weight training lowers blood pressure.
Resting Metabolic Rate - A measure of the calories we burn at rest by maintain-ing the body’s vital functions, such as heart rate, breathing and brain function, demands quite a lot of energy. Increases RMR and Excess post-exercise oxygen consumption or EPOC, thereby burning more calories.
Obesity - Resistance exercise increases muscle protein synthesis and RMR to promote weight loss. Long-term muscle mass growth gradually increases RMR, causing greater caloric expenditure at rest and enabling weight loss.
Bad Cholesterol - Resistance training shows some promise for decreasing cholesterol markers. Bad cholesterol is decreased while good is increased.
Cardio - Trainers can design circuit resistance training programs to improve cardiorespiratory health.Circuit training lasting 30 minutes can induce cardio benefits.
In short, resistance training leads to many positive health outcomes. There are many approaches to weight training. The attached article offers a few that relate to the improvements above.
Body weight exercises are a form of resistance training. So do these to compliment or instead of gym weights if you deem that necessary or preferred.
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