Strength and Power Training for All Ages
Strength and Power Training for All Ages
Discover the huge health benefits of strength training with 4 new total body workouts!
One of the best ways to stay fit and healthy as you age is by doing strength and power training exercises. You may know that starting in our thirties, we all begin to lose muscle mass. This loss actually contributes to achy joints, increased risk of injury, and the 鈥渕iddle-age spread鈥� we all dread. What鈥檚 more, the older we get, the faster muscle mass disappears. That means that eventually, simple tasks like getting out of a chair and climbing stairs can become more difficult.
Strength training can help you build muscle, make you strong, increase your endurance and make everyday activities easier. By combining strength and power training exercises you鈥檒l not only get stronger, you鈥檒l build speed and improve your reaction time. That鈥檚 critical as you age, because it can help prevent falls.
Get your copy of Strength and Power Training for All Ages today and learn:
- The key muscles to work for a fit, injury-free body
- Why you should count out loud as you lift weights
- How to strengthen the bones that are most likely to fracture鈥攍ike your hips, spine and wrists
- How to take pressure off your knees when walking or running
- Exercise precautions you鈥檒l need to take if you're taking a beta-blocker
- Why you鈥檒l want to apply heat to sore joints before you exercise
- How just thinking about the muscle you鈥檙e working actually improves results
- How to tell how much weight is right for you鈥攁nd how many sets of each exercise you should do
- And more
How to Lose Weight without Losing Muscle!
If you鈥檙e trying to lose weight by cutting calories, you鈥檙e likely losing muscle, too. But strength training can counteract this effect. According to a research review in The Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness, on average, 27% of the weight lost by dieting is muscle. Those who combined dieting with cardio exercise cut muscle loss in half. But when participants combined dieting and resistance training (strength training), all of the pounds lost were fat. What鈥檚 more, the more muscle you have and the stronger your muscles are鈥攖he more benefits you鈥檒l get beyond weight loss. You鈥檒l develop a slimmer, firmer figure and have the energy to be more active. And, you鈥檒l get more from cardio workouts because you鈥檒l be able to go faster and last longer.