What is the benefit to resistance training?

Correct implementation of resistance training can provide many benefits such as increased bone density (stronger bones), increased lean body mass (muscle), decreased body fat (weight loss), increased metabolic efficiency (the ability to do more work with less expended effort), increased tissue strength (muscles, ligaments, and tendons can handle more), increased power, and increased muscular endurance.

There are many benefits to resistance training.  Really the best benefit of resistance training is increased your BMR.  Increasing your BMR will help keep your weight and body fat down easier.  The stronger the muscle around a joint the less likely you will injury yourself.  Of course as we get older we lose are bone density and this is a good way to help improve that.  Of course lastly having nice tone muscles doesn't look bad either.

Strength training has many benefits including increased bone density, increased fat free mass (muscle), reduced body fat percentage, increased BMR (basal metabolic rate). For every pound of muscle you gain you will burn an additional 50 calories a day. Women, please do not panic about "bulking up" when you gain muscle, this will not happen. Women lack adequate amounts of the hormone testosterone to get large muscles. However, you will gain self confidence, improve your self talk, reduce your stress,  and feel and look better than ever before.

I know we have all heard that muscle weighs more than fat, that is not true. A pound is a pound whether it is fat or muscle. However, a pound of muscle takes up less space than a pound of fat. There can be two people who both weigh the same amount, say 135 pounds, but one person looks considerably smaller, that person has the lower bodyfat percentage. The goal should be to put on muscle, so you take up less space.

Resistance training can provide many great benefits for an individual such as decreased body fat, increased muscle mass (which gives you that nice toned look), improved self-esteem and confidence, improved cardiorespiratory efficiency, increased metabolic efficiency, increased strength of tendons and ligaments, and increased bone density.

Resistance training has many benefits including:

• decreased body fat
• increased lean body mass
• increased bone density
• increased metabolic efficiency
• increased strength of muscles, tendons and ligaments
• increased endurance

Strength/resistance training is an effective method for losing weight, gaining lean muscle mass, losing body fat, toning the body, and improving your physical fitness appearance. The additional lean muscle mass will improve your overall body structure, strength, and repair system, while increasing  your metabolism, resulting in more calories consumed.

As we age, some muscular, connective tissue, and bone structure benefits received from strength fitness training are: keeping or increasing muscle mass and help prevent muscle loss or atrophy, reduce or prevent bone loss, improve posture, stability and balance, maintain a healthy range of motion and flexibility. Allowing us to continue being able to maintain simple movements and tasks (like getting out of a car, walking stairs, cleaning the house/yard) that we take for granted when we’re young, but become harder to do when we are senior citizens.