Need some motivation? Here are five good reasons to lift some weights:
1. It improves your metabolism. Muscle tissue burns more calories than fatty tissue. Building muscle means that our bodies use more calories.
2. It improves your shape. Muscle tissue is also denser than fatty tissue. This means that even if we do not lose any weight, our bodies will be smaller.
3. It can get your heart rate up. Weight lifting is not the same as endurance cardio exercise, but as those weights get heavier, the heart gets going!
4. It improves our bone density. Falls and broken bones are big risks as we age. Weight lifting builds our resilience to those dangers.
5. It makes us strong. (Of course it does!) We can impress our friends with our ability to move furniture, open jars, and hoist heavy children.
Go play.
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