Why YouShould Lift Weights if You’re a Woman? Over the last decade, researchers have made extremelycompelling arguments for the benefits of weight training for women and thoseover the age of fifty. Still, the number of women who take this recommendationto heart is still quite low. Most women who exercise are spending most of theirgym time on cardiovascular exercise. Whatever your reasons for avoiding theweights, if you are a woman, here are ten reasons why you need to take strengthtraining seriously.
1. You Will Be PhysicallyStronger. Increasing your strength will make you far less dependentupon others for assistance in daily living. Chores will be easier, lifting kids,groceries and laundry will no longer push you to the max. If your maximumstrength is increased, daily tasks and routine exercise will be far less likelyto cause injury. Research studies conclude that even moderate weight trainingcan increase a woman's strength by 30 to 50 percent. Research also shows thatwomen can develop their strength at the same rate as men. 2. YouWill Lose Body Fat. Studies performed by Wayne Westcott, PhD, fromthe South Shore YMCA in Quincy, Massachusetts, found that the average woman whostrength trains two to three times a week for two months will gain nearly twopounds of muscle and will lose 3.5 pounds offat............................. READ THEREST AT http://moourl.com/ghcab -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "DATAWAREHOUSE VENDORS" group. To post to this group, send email to datawarehouse-vend...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to datawarehouse-vendors+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/datawarehouse-vendors?hl=en.
