20 Benefits of Strength Training for Women

20 BENEFITS OF STRENGTH TRAINING FOR WOMEN

1. Improved confidence and self efficacy

2. Improved cartilage health

3. Decreased systemic inflammation

4. Improved bone health

5. Decreased depression

6. Improved muscle health

7. Preserve muscle during weight loss

8. Improved tendon health 

9. Decreased anxiety

10. Decreased risk/better management of type 2 diabetes 

11. Improved cholesterol numbers (lower total cholesterol, higher HDL)

12. Decreased risk and/or management of high blood pressure (hypertension

13. Improved cognition, memory, attention, executive functions especially as you age - reducing risk of dimentia including Alzheimers

14. Improved cardiorespiratory fitness

15. Improved fat loss and body composition

16. Reduced risk of cardiovascular disease

17. Reducing cancer risk, recurrence, and cancer mortality

18. Improved body image belief

19. Improved muscle strength and physical capacity

20. Decreased risk of dieing compared to those who don't strength train.

    • “Compared with undertaking no resistance training, undertaking any amount of resistance training reduced the risk of all-cause mortality by 15% cardiovascular disease mortality by 19%, and cancer mortality by 14%. A maximum risk reduction of 27% was observed at around 60 minutes per week of resistance training." (1)