The Real Meaning of Being Happy
The Real Meaning of "Being Happy"
Weight training offers many advantages. First and foremost, it strengthens your body, and a stronger body gives you more energy in all areas of your life. It also helps to prevent injuries in your outdoor activities, plus helps to keep your body toned and your bones healthy.
For women, it is a well-known fact that you have a high risk of bone density loss and osteoporosis. But men, too, are susceptible to brittle bones. Lifting weights can help slow down this rate of bone loss and therefore reduce fractures. In the elderly, it is often not the fall that breaks a person's bones, but it is the bone breaking that causes you to fall.
Lifting weights naturally complements the weight-loss programs of dieting and aerobic exercise. Weight training will help you get rid of flab and give you muscle and tone. Muscles use more energy than fat, so by weight lifting and building muscles you can actually lose fat. The more muscle you have, the faster your metabolism is, and the faster your metabolism, the faster you burn calories.
No matter what your size, shape or goals, lifting weights will increase your strength. If you are too thin, weight training can give you strength. If you are a senior, it will give you more strength, mobility and energy. For kids, weight training can help improve coordination, balance and agility.
Types of Weights
You can strengthen your body at home or at a gym or using dumbbells, barbells or a machine. The weights attached with short bars are called dumbbells. The long bars-bars taking two hands to hold-are called barbells. Dumbbells and barbells are both considered to be free weights, rather than the machine weights that use chains, cables, or air pressure.
Free weights, dumbbells and barbells can be used at a gym or at home, and a single dumbbell can be used for a number of exercises. The free weights will make several muscles move and balance or you can isolate a specific muscle.