You’ll strengthen your bones
It’s not just your muscle mass that will benefit from strength training—studies have foundthat it’ll improve bone strength too, possibly helping to reduce the risk of falls and the impact of fall-related injuries in older adults.
Your kids can benefit too
Early healthy habits can go beyond eating vegetables—a 2014 study of over 1,400 children 10-12 years old found that strengthening activities like rock climbing and push-ups help children and teens reduce their risk of heart disease and diabetes. Kids with greater strength also had lower BMIs, less body fat and higher levels of cardiorespiratory fitness.
You’ll trim your waistline
Twenty minutes on the treadmill or in the weight room? If you’re trying to target your abs, the latter is the way to go—research published in 2014 found that men who did 20 minutes of daily weight training had a smaller increase in age-related belly fat than men who did daily aerobic workouts.
You’ll burn calories even when you’re not doing it
Muscle tissue burns more calories than fat tissue, so putting on muscle mass through lifting or bodyweight exercises will make it easier to burn off dessert, no emergency after-dinner trip to the gym required.
SOURCE : care2.com
