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Strength training is a critical addition to your fitness routine and truly the only way to maintain a healthy body, a trim body and live longer. OH WHY? you ask. Well, strength training creates muscle which looks better and burns calories even when you are sleeping. So, that is the best way to get a healthy trim body.

Strength training with heavy weights builds bone mass (unlike classes with light weights that you lift 100 times) and since our bodies are designed to naturally lose bone mass as we age and since having low bone mass can lead to terrible slip and fall injuries, it makes sense to do everything you can to keep the maximum amount of bone mass. This means a healthy training regimen that MUST include strength training.

And last, but certainly not least, why does strength training help you live longer? Pretty simple really. Better bone mass means less chance of injuries such as broken hips. Better calorie burning means less chance of being obese and all the diseases related to obesity. And as any doctor would love to tell you, working out helps control chronic diseases like high blood pressure, diabetes and helps prevent heart disease. These are not rare diseases. They kill millions of people a year so yes, you should be concerned.

So if you are not strength training as part of your workout routine, or are not training with heavy weights or just don’t even know where to start, give me a call. A few well planned personal training sessions can set you on your way to a healthier lifestyle that will keep you fit and active for a lifetime.

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