7 Incredible Benefits of Lifting Weights That Have Nothing to Do With Building Muscle
Boost your mood, reduce back pain, and much more. Prevention Tiffany Ayuda Photo by Mike Harrington/Getty Images We hate to sound like a broken record, but it really is crucial to incorporate lifting weights into your workout regimen. In fact, when it comes to exercise for older adults, strength training actually trumps cardio because preserving
7 Incredible Benefits of Lifting Weights That Have Nothing to Do With Building Muscle
Boost your mood, reduce back pain, and much more! By Tiffany Ayuda Mike HarringtonGetty Images We hate to sound like a broken record, but it really is crucial to incorporate lifting weights into your workout regimen. In fact, when it comes to exercise for older adults, strength training actually trumps cardio because preserving muscle is
Why You Need a Lifting Program
You can just walk into the gym and wing it, but you won’t make progress for very long. ByBeth Skwarecki If you want to lift weights, walking into the gym (or moseying over to your dumbbells at home) is a good start. But if you want to get stronger over time, you need to give
Lifting Weights? Your Fat Cells Would Like to Have a Word.
By Gretchen Reynolds We all know that lifting weights can build up our muscles. But by changing the inner workings of cells, weight training may also shrink fat, according to an enlightening new study of the molecular underpinnings of resistance exercise. The study, which involved mice and people, found that after weight training, muscles create