22/03/2022
What is Resistance Training
Resistance Training is basically any type of exercise focused on building muscle (toning), strength and/or endurance.
It is simply the practise of creating resistance via body weight, bands or weights and is based on functional movements such as pulling, pushing, lifting.
The goal is to put the muscles under tension in order to stimulate muscle growth and improve muscle strength.
Resistance training is associated with many physical and mental health benefits, including:
✅Minimising natural loss of lean muscle, age 30+ (sarcopenia)
✅Reducing the risk of osteoporosis
✅Lowering risk of heart disease and type 2 diabetes
✅Improving self-esteem and mood
✅Reducing symptoms of depression
✅Improving body composition
✅Increasing metabolic rate
Along with good nutrition, resistance training can also support fatloss goals, through increasing your metabolic rate. You will then burn more calories while at rest.
For females, not only does it help with ‘toning up’; in perimenopause or menopause, as oestrogen levels change; resistance training can help minimise reductions in bone density which can lead to osteoperosis, along with helping with potential disruptions to mood which can occur in these stages.
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