Strength Training
Strenth training does not only build your muscles but it is also does much to improve your health. Weight training improves your immune system, combats type 2 diabetes, raises the levels of testosterone, helps grow bone and increasing bone density.
Due to decreased activity most adults lose about a half pound of muscle mass after the age of twenty. Strenth training will give you an enhanced quality of life, making the effort required for daily routines like working in the garden or carrying groceries much less taxing.
When traing your strength you must make your muscles work harder every time. The best way is to try to increase the weight/resistance or increase the number of repetions for every workout. Another important part is intensity. If you do 10 repetions and your body is capable of 15 your body will not make any improvements. It will only add muscle if you train at higher levels than it is used to. The final step once you have overloaded the muscles is recovery. It can take two to seven days for muscles to recover and make improvements and increases.