18 Reasons Why You NEED To Lift Weights, Especially If You’re a Woman
13. Improves cardiovascular health.
Weight lifting is a great way to get the heart pumping and improve its strength. It also serves to increase HDL cholesterol (the good type), and lower your RHR (resting heart rate). A lower RHR means that the heart doesn’t have to work as hard on a day-to-day basis, which ultimately allows it to keep pumping blood for many more years later in life…
14. Strengthens joints, ligaments, and tendons.
This is critical for injury prevention. It’ll also improve sports performance and boost all-around full body strength.
15. Releases endorphins.
Legally Blonde was 100% right. Exercise and weight-training release endorphins-neurotransmitters that prevent pain, improve mood, and enhance pleasure (the same endorphins are released when you eat spicy food, or experience pain, excitement, or orgasm). Endorphins are released during long, continuous workouts, when the intensity is moderate to high and breathing is difficult.
Acupuncture also releases endorphins.
16. Stress reduction, mood improvement.
Weight lifting is one of the best ways to naturally improve mood. It reduces stress, anxiety, and depression, and creates a sense of happiness (see endorphins above). If you’re ever depressed or stressed, weight lifting will literally make you feel 1000x better.
17. Mental alertness and energy levels.
Weight lifting stimulates the mind, improves alertness, and provides an energy boost later in the day. Working out in the morning, if possible, is a great start to any day.
18. You’ll look and feel younger, trimmer and sexier.
A healthy body is a young, sexy body that you can be proud of. Nothing boosts self-confidence like a body you’re psyched to show off — the only way to do that is through diet, cardio and diligent weight-training.
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