Orlando Personal Training for Women at Milton's Fitness Club
Research shows that women who maintain a regulare moderate strength training program enjoy a long list of health benefits. Some women are still apprehensive that weight training might bulk them up; however, as women of all ages realize the true benefits of resistance training, these myths are rapidly fading.
10 Reasons Why Women Should Start Strength Training
1. You'll Lose More Fat
Research shows that the average woman who strength trains two to three times a week for 8 weeks gains 1.75 pounds of lean muscle and loses 3.5 pounds of fat. Unlike men, women typically don't gain size from strength training, because compared to men, women have 10-30 times less of the hormones that cause bulking up.
2. Lean Muscle Helps Fight Obesity
When you add muscle from strength training your resting metabolism will increase, so you'll burn more calories all day long. For each pound of muscle you gain, you'll burn about 40 more calories for each pound daily, so aproximately 3600 more calories per month. That can equate to a loss of 10 to 12 pounds in one year!
3. You'll Be a Strong Woman
Moderate weight training increases a women's strength by 30 to 50%. Extra strength will make it easier to accomplish your daily activites. Women can develop their strength at the same rate as men. More strength means more energy so when the day's work is done you'll have energy to do the things you love to do!
4. Your Bones Benefit from Strength Training
By the time you graduate from high school, you have established all the bone mineral density you'll ever have--unless you strength train. Weight training can increase spinal bone mineral density by 13% in six months. Strength training is a powerful tool to fight osteoporosis.
5. You Will Reduce the Risk of Diabetes
Research shows that weight training can increase glucose utilization in the body by 23% in aproximately 4 months to help reduce your chance of adult-onset diabetes.
6. Fights Heart Disease
Strength training will improve your cholesterol profile and blood pressure. A good strength training program will utilize aerobic and anaerobic metabolic conditions and also include stretching.
7. Reduce Back Pain and Fight Arthritis
A 12 year study shows that strengthening the low-back muscles has an 80% success rate in eliminating or alleviating low back pain. Other studies show that strength training can ease the pain of arthritis and strengthen the joints improving their health.
8. You'll Be a Better Athlete
Strength training improves athletic ability. Golfers, for example, significantly increase their driving power. Whether its golf, tennis, biking or running, strength training will improve your proficiency at your favorite sport and also decrease your risk of injury.
9. Strength Training Works No Matter How Old You Are
Research shows that strength training improvements are possible at any age. With proper supervision with a professional strength training personal trainer an older participant will benefit from weight training and tap the fountain of youth!
10. You'll Strengthen Your Mental Health
A Harvard study found that 10 weeks of strength training reduced clinical depression symptoms more than standard counseling did. Women who do consistent weight training commonly report feeling more confident and capable as a result of their strength training program.
Milton's Fitness Club provides professional strength training for women in Orlando using MedX weight resistance equipment in their private fitness club located on Lake Fairview in College Park.
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