Extra Benefits to Building Muscle
I was reading an interesting article this morning from MSN Health & Fitness about the extra benefits to building muscle. I know that a lot of people feel that building muscle is mainly a vanity thing. Well, with that type of mentality they are really missing out on the regular health benefits of having more muscle on the body.
The article focuses on sarcopenia, the gradual breakdown of muscles as a person gets older. This happens to all of us, and the natural remedy for it is to be doing resistance training. The article also talks about the fact that doing cardio alone isn’t enough. So if you’re the kind of person that loves going for a jog but hates hitting the weights, then you are missing out on the true benefits of resistance exercise.
I’m not going to summarize the whole article, but if you were looking for some extra motivation to go to the gym, this article might just help!
Here’s the link to the article: Special Report: Fight Age With Muscle
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Very good advice, as more muscle can help with the burning of fat when some is at rest as well. Thanks for sharing this!
Yes, it does help. Some people only jog but they do not like weightlifting activities. If everyone tries to go to gym and train their muscles, I think most people will get healthier lifestyle.
Muscle can burn calories and keep your body fit as you grow older. But one thing is for sure: muscle is very hard to build, but so easy to lose. You gotta put out the sweat and have a great diet to put on lean muscle mass.
I’ve always tried to emphasize the importance of strength training to all of my clients. Muscle loss is one of the reasons why people get over weight overtime… As their muscle mass decreases, so does their metabolism and before they know it they are adding pounds of body fat every year!
Interesting article.Building muscle by going to gym is the best way to maintain body fitness and I have also heard that beside all these activities can be replaced by yoga for best body fitness and health.
I have found that including weights really shifts the distribution of my body mass, which been very useful.
good article with interesint info, gracias
Very good advice, as more muscle can help with the burning of fat when some is at rest as well. Thanks for sharing this!
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