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 Lifting weights: 5 benefits of weightlifting

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Weight lifting is an endurance exercise or strength exercise, and it can provide many health benefits to the body, including: Lifting weights increases the rate of burning fat, and this burning rate may continue even after three days of exercise, and lifting weights may contribute to Building the body and showing it harmoniously and harmoniously, thus helping to alleviate the problems of excess weight and reduce the percentage of fat in the body.

  1- Improving mental health

  Lifting weights improves mood, acts on some hormones in the body to relieve stress and anxiety, and enhances brain health and concentration.

2- Combating osteoporosis. Osteoporosis

  Osteoporosis is the weakening of the body's bones as we age, but because endurance training can stimulate and activate the cells responsible for bone formation, this exercise may help reduce the possibility of osteoporosis or slow the progression of the disease or worsening of the condition, and this may be This effect is especially noticeable in the hips, spine, and wrists.

3- Improve flexibility and muscle strength

Not only does weight lifting increase the ability to perform activities of daily living and relieve pain by building muscle and increasing strength, but it also increases flexibility while building muscle, allowing joints and bones to move more easily.

  4- Body Balance

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As we age, muscle strength in the legs decreases, but lifting weights can target the muscles of the lower body and strengthen this area, improving balance and preventing falls and fractures, which increase the likelihood of fractures as we age.

5- Improving heart health

  The role of weight lifting exercises is to improve heart health by strengthening the heart and arteries, which contributes to improving blood circulation, lowering high blood pressure, and lowering harmful cholesterol levels in the body.

Lifting weights also helps control blood glucose levels and improves heart health by increasing insulin sensitivity and transporting excess blood glucose to the muscles for removal.

* How should I start lifting weights?

  If you suffer from a chronic disease or are over 40 years old and have not exercised for some time, it is important to consult a doctor before starting and choose the correct and appropriate regimen. It is also important to choose a weightlifting regimen that targets all muscle groups in the body but to start gradually and increase the weight of the weights over some time.

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Before starting to lift weights, it is important to do warm-up exercises to avoid injury, for example, 10 minutes of aerobic exercise (cardio), and allow a full day between exercises to allow the muscles a rest period to avoid injury, and in the event of certain problems or severe fatigue, consulting a doctor About how to deal with the problem.

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