Resistance Training

Good Day everyone and how was your weekend? I hope most of my readers did not forget about your fitness goal - keeping a Healthy Lifestyle. Before we proceed to this week topic you must already felt the difference on your body after performing stretching in your training/ daily routine, Stretching also may reduce the soreness after performing a resistance or cardiovascular workout.

Why Resistance Training

Resistance training targeted to improve low fitness levels, poor trunk strength, and deficits in movement mechanics can offer observable health and fitness benefits to every one. Even if you don’t intend to develop a better body shape, you still have to take these exercises to improve your health. "Health is wealth"

Benefits of Resistance Training

• Increase Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)
• Increase Strength
• Improve body composition
• Increase bone mineral density
• Increase cardio-respiratory fitness
• Increase resistance to injury
• Enhance mental health and well-being

Resistance or strength training uses many methods to increase ability to exert or resist force. Free weights, own body weight, machines, or other devices provide resistance.

When and Where

What usually comes in people mind is training in a gym would be the best place to do a resistance training. If you can stand, sit, squat, and lay flat on the floor that means you have enough space to do it. If you take health and fitness seriously, resistance training can be done even in the office. The most common way of doing this is with weights or involve resistance. But there are many other ways. It all depends on your creativity. For start, you should have the right training equipment or tools. Don’t worry, you can get them from almost anywhere and its coast effective.

Tools

Resistance bands

Dumbbells

Medicine ball

Towel

Mat

Interval Timer

Program card

The most import aspect for start is resistance exercise techniques. At the beginning of the training program, correct technique of the exercises involved and proper postural alignment should be emphasized, and the resistance and number of sets should be kept low. A single set per exercise may be suitable for you. The best method to improve your form/technique is to practice and perform more repetitions on the exercise. Your training program should consist of the 7 Primal Movement as it is very beneficial to your daily lifestyle.

Conclusion

Resistance training alone measured quality of life. In conclusion, resistance exercise was shown to be effective in the prevention or reversal in many kind of disease. It can be done anywhere and mostly anytime.

Action Plan

1. Purchase and perform the exercise with your favorite exercise tools
   
2. Record every workout session in a program card
3. Enjoy the workout and your transformation
   
4. Always stay positive and consistence

Next week topic
Prevention of Injuries
Common Injuries
Managing Injuries

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