Building Muscles

The benefits of building muscle are plentiful – looking better, feeling better, losing weight, and the list goes on:

* Pleasure. People often really enjoy strength-training exercises; they find them less taxing than aerobic workouts and love the results.
* Health and fitness benefits. Strength training increases muscle mass and bone density. It makes you feel strong and energized, alleviates stress and depression, and gives you a better night’s sleep. And it can help prevent the onset of certain chronic diseases or ease their symptoms.
* Improvements in appearance. Lifting weights firms the body, trims fat, and can boost metabolism by as much as 15%, which helps with weight control.
* Social opportunities. Exercising with friends or family gives you a chance to visit and chat while you work out.
* Thrills. People who start strength training later in life often find that they are willing and able to try new, exciting activities, such as parasailing, windsurfing, or kayaking.

If you are like me and just want to lose a few pounds this year - Summer is an ideal time to start or pick up the pace a little. Why not start today? Get up now and get started. Start a daily exercise routine. Start working with weights every other day. Get some aerobic exercise most days of the week.

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If you’ve been out of practice for a while or are looking for an easy way to start getting in shape fast – try walking. Save your knees and enjoy the many benefits of low impact exercise! Start building muscles and burning off those unwanted pounds!