Resistance Strength Training: the process of exercising with progressively challenging resistance for the purpose of strengthening the musculoskeletal system.
Regular resistance strength training increases the size and strength of the muscle fibers. It also strengthens the tendons, ligaments, and bones. All of these changes have a positive impact on your physical fitness, appearance, and metabolism, while reducing the risk of injury and decreasing joint and muscle pain. It is important to receive proper instruction on how to lift correctly, poor lifting technique can lead to overuse injury, pulling of muscle tissues, poor posture, and joint pain or complications. This is one important benefit from working with a personal trainer-learning how to strength train safely.
Benefits of Resistance Strength Training:
Body Composition. Muscles require glucose (calories) in order to repair and grow. The more muscle you have the more calories your body demands while at rest, which in turn increases your overall resting metabolism.
Better Posture. A proper balance of opposing muscles is crucial to helping correct bad posture. By properly strengthening weak muscles and stretching tight muscles you can help prevent and fix bad posture.
Decreased likelihood of injury. Strong muscles, tendons, and ligaments are less likely to give way under outside stress and are less likely to be injured.
Decreases or minimizes risk of osteoporosis. By participating in a regular strength training program you are protecting and stimulating growth of bone density which prevents the onset of osteoporosis. Muscle building and impact exercise strengthens bone by muscle and tendons impacting on the bone at the attachment points and producing growth stimulation.
True Balance creates a Strength Training Workout Plan By:
* Designing an individual strength training workout plan with progression in intensity, skill, and difficulty level.
* Utilizing the periodization approach to program design for optimum strength gains without risk of overuse injuries.
* Supervision and coaching on proper lifting techniques, and posture.
* Utilizing exercises that are safe, effective, and appropriate.
