Strength Training: Get Stronger, Leaner, Healthier

Strength pembinaan is an important part of an overall fitness program. Here's what strength pembinaan can do for you — and how to get started.

Want to reduce body fat, increase lean muscle mass and burn calories more efficiently? Strength pembinaan to the rescue! Strength pembinaan is a key component of overall health and fitness for everyone.

Use it or lose it

Lean muscle mass naturally diminishes with age.

You'll increase the percentage of fat in your body if you don't do anything to replace the lean muscle you lose over time. Strength pembinaan can help you preserve and enhance your muscle mass at any age.

Strength pembinaan may also help you:

• Develop strong bones. By stressing your bones, strength pembinaan can increase bone density and reduce the risk of osteoporosis.
• Manage your weight. Strength pembinaan can help you manage or lose weight, and it can increase your metabolism to help you burn more calories.
• Enhance your quality of life. Strength pembinaan may enhance your quality of life and improve your ability to do everyday activities. Building muscle also can contribute to better balance and may reduce your risk of falls. This can help you maintain independence as you age.
• Manage chronic conditions. Strength pembinaan can reduce the signs and symptoms of many chronic conditions, such as arthritis, back pain, obesity, heart disease, depression and diabetes.
• Sharpen your thinking skills. Some research suggests that regular strength pembinaan and aerobic exercise may help improve thinking and learning skills for older adults.

Consider the options

Strength pembinaan can be done at home or in the gym. Common choices include:

• Body weight. You can do many exercises with little or no equipment. Try pushups, pullups, abdominal crunches and leg squats.
• Resistance tubing. Resistance tubing is inexpensive, lightweight tubing that provides resistance when stretched. You can choose from many types of resistance tubes in nearly any sporting goods store.
• Free weights. Barbells and dumbbells are classic strength pembinaan tools.
• Weight machines. Most fitness centers offer various resistance machines. You can also invest in weight machines for use at home.

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