Strength training for women (and every one for that matter) has endless benefits. If you are not currently practising a structured and consistent routine, then you will be missing out on all of the benefits I am going to outline below.
Here are the main benefits, that I'll explain further later;
Increased Muscle and Bone Strength
Boosts Metabolic Rate (TDEE)
Accelerates Fat Loss
Promotes Longer, better Quality Sleep
Reduces Stress
Strength training increases our muscular strength and ability to perform day-to-day tasks with ease. It reduces our risk of injury, prevents osteoporosis and sarcopenia (muscle loss). One of the highest reported issues after the menopause is lack of strength, thus injury due to a weaker body and general fragility.
Increasing the amount of active tissue in your body, will increase caloric expenditure at rest. Strength training is the number one tool you need to be able to increase the amount of muscle tissue (active tissue ) you hold. The BMR makes up 70% of your total daily energy expenditure, meaning the influence this has over your weight management is by far the greatest over any other form of exercise or non-exercise activity.
The benefits of exercise go far beyond physical. Strength training manipulates our endocrine system, improving our hormonal state. Improving how we feel, our motivation, our hormones such as serotonin and chemicals like endorphins all enables us to be able to continue to behave in ways that undoubtedly improve our ability to lose fat. As well as this, strength training increases confidence in activities outside the gym, leading to a more active lifestyle. Not to mention strength training simply burns large amounts of calories, as well as the effects mentioned in the previous point.
Strength training and general exercise is one of the biggest promoters of sleep quality. If sleep is something you struggle with, increasing your daily dose of exercise, especially strength training will improve your nights sleep exponentially. The demands of strength training are tough, putting stress on our nervous system that will promote the need to better recovery at night, pushing us into a deeper, more restorative sleep when we hit the pillow. If your training takes you outside, like a run for example, the sun will also slingshot you into a better sleep schedule as a big player in the production of melatonin (the sleep hormone), as well as using the natural light source to align our circadian rhythm, and improve our sleep architecture.
Strength training increases the body’s ability to use oxygen and improves blood flow, both having direct impacts on the brain. Exercise reduces stress by releasing endorphins, lowering cortisol and adrenaline. Exercise is also a time that can distract, switch the focus and progress with something that is positive. Exercise and strength training are well known anti-depressants and anti-anxiety tools.
If you would like to start, or improve your strength training journey, our bright, friendly and welcoming private studio gym in Tunbridge Wells is perfect for you. We offer face to face personal training in the heart of Tunbridge Wells. We offer a free consultation before you start to sit down and have a chat with a personal trainer, getting a chance to check out the studio and all its benefits.
Thrive Personal Training | Tunbridge Wells
In partnership with the Amara Clinic
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