Why Weights?

Why weight training? One of the best reasons is because weight training is one of the only proven ways to prevent and treat osteoporosis. Osteoporosis, meaning "porous bone", is the loss of bone density which is commonly associated with aging. The result is that your bones become weak and brittle, limiting your functional capacity and increasing your risk of bone fractures. To learn more, visit our Osteoporosis Report page.

Not only do you lose bone density as you age, but also muscle tissue. It has been determined that we begin to lose 1/2 pound of muscle each year past the age of 20. This loss increases to one-pound per year past the age of 50! If nothing is done to combat this loss, you will experience a sharp decrease in physical ability, balance and coordination. Weight training is the most effective way to maintain and increase muscle mass, giving you the opportunity to stay strong and independent well into your senior years!

Weight training also plays an important role in the protection and proper functioning of your body. By strengthening the ligaments and tendons, and increasing muscle mass and bone density, you greatly decrease your risk of bodily injury from sports, accidents or just daily activities. You will also improve your posture and decrease back and arthritic pain.

So what if you have weight to lose? It is a fact that muscle is the most active tissue in the body and it burns calories 24-hours per day! By increasing muscle, you are permanently increasing your metabolic rate - the rate at which your body burns calories. No other form of exercise can do this! The result is a revved-up metabolism which burns more calories per oxygen uptake level. The result is a total body cardiovascular strength training program without any jumping, jazzing or stepping!

Enough about the internal benefits, let's talk about figures. Whether you need to work on a single figure flaw or reshape your entire body, weight training is unrivaled in results!

Lastly, studies have proven that muscles respond to weight training at any age.

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