Holding your breath while lifting can lead to dangerous increases in blood pressure. Instead, breathe out as you liftthe weight and breathe in as you lower the weight.
Women and men, due to natural aging, lose at least 5 to 10 pounds of muscle each decade, and that muscle loss begins in your 20's.
Strength training is one of the only ways to compensate for this natural muscle loss. If you have never lifted weights before and want to learn how, hire a good personal trainer. They will teach you how to get the most out of your workouts.
Muscles burn 15-20 times more calories than fat, so the more muscle you have, the more calories you'll burn while you are at rest. As you can see, strength training controls your weight throughout your life. Strength training also puts stress on your bones, joints, and heart which makes them stronger.
The exercises people enjoy and are able to do vary from person to person, the sad part is that most people leave exercise out of their lives completely. Years of inactivity can lead to a whole host of diseases and illnesses you don’t want or need in your life.
If you aren't suffering from being lazy already, eventually you will become too weak or ill to perform the daily activities you used to. You'll be visiting the doctor(s) on a regular basis and will probably be on a large list of medications you shouldn't need (if you had taken care of yourself).
The good thing is that no matter what your size or age it's never too late to start. Always remember your fitness is up to you. There is no pill, fad diet, exercise machine, personal trainer, or doctor that can do it for you.
At Diet Health and Fitness we know that life can be full of daily tasks, but if you're saying you don’t have time to exercise, we disagree. Every one of us has the same 24 hours in a day, it's how we use them that counts. Make time.
Otherwise you will eventually spend all of your time at the doctors and the pharmacy instead of enjoying life. We don't want to see that happen.
