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Most people, especially women, discard weight lifting as a good form of exercise because they think that weight lifting will actually make their bodies look like a man. If you are one of those people, then you might be surprised to know that this is not true. The hormones of man and woman are not the same. The hormone testosterone plays a major role in muscular development. Because women have very little of this hormone, they tend not to “bulk-up” with weight training.
Researches also demonstrate that resistance exercise, also called strength training, like weight training and weight lifting, has profound effects on the musculoskeletal system, contributes to the maintenance of functional abilities, and prevents osteoporosis, sarcopenia (loss of body mass), lower-back pain, and other disabilities.
Weight lifting also contributes to muscle conditioning. Muscle conditioning is important for the overall stability and strength of the body. It is beneficial until the end of life if well maintained. Muscle conditioning is good for the bones because bones grow stronger and denser with stresses put on the muscles around them.
Moreover, weight lifting makes the muscles, connective tissues and tendons stronger. Read the Entire Article
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Creatine has revolutionized sports nutrition since the 1992 Olympic Games - when two British sprinters used it and won gold. That’s a long time. Made by combining the amino acid arginine with glycine and methionine, creatine allows us to train without tiring, at higher intensity. Because exercising increases the creatine content of our muscles, creatine levels are higher in fit people - naturally. Read on !
When you are out on a shopping spree for apparels, it would make you extremely uncomfortable when you only have very limited choices for clothes sizes that will fit you. Why? Simply because only few or practically nothing fits your plus-body sized physique! This can be a disaster. Worry not, because in this time and age, people like you have choices when it comes to proper dietary supplements that will help you lose your love handles and excessive weight gained throughout the years because of too much binging and lack of much needed exercise. As we grow old, ourmetabolism slows down and becomes incapable of efficiently burning down stored fat. This is where dietary supplements come in place. If you have a ‘plus’ body size and you do not exercise or follow a diet regimen religiously, chances are, you will never loose undesirable weight fast. Read more.
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Fitness and Exercise Prevent Disease Fitness and exercise prevent disease. That is a proven fact, and yet more Americans than ever are suffering from obesity and type two diabetes is considered an epidemic in the United States. If you are overweight…
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The benefits of exercise are myriad. It makes you feel good about yourself, burns excess body fat, grows and maintains muscle, strengthens bones and joints, helps flexibility, deepens sleep, improves appearance, creates a high, provides goals to achieve,...more
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