The Health Benefits of Strength Training
From weight loss to heart health
Strength training — also referred to as resistance training — is defined as exercises that cause the muscles to contract against an external resistance. To create that external resistance, you can use dumbells, kettlebells, resistance bands, or your bodyweight.
Strength training provides you with a wide range of health benefits, including:
Strength training can help to improve metabolism
According to a paper published by the department of exercise science of Quincy College, inactive adults experience a 3% to 8% loss of muscle mass per decade.
Every pound of muscle burns around 6.5 calories per hour, while fatty tissues only burn 1.2 calories. That’s why your muscle mass (lean body mass) is directly related to your basal metabolism, i.e., the number of calories your body burns at complete rest.
According to research, an intervention of 10 weeks of resistance training may increase lean weight by 1.4 kg, increase resting metabolic rate by 7%, and reduce fat weight by 1.8 kg.
Apart from that, strength training will not only burn energy during the workout but also after. The reason for that…
