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| Exercise Is For All Age Groups Exercise is beneficial for people of all ages. Men and women, and even children, can improve their health and well being by undertaking a fitness program. The earlier in life that we start exercising the more likely we are going to be healthy in our later years. Resistance training is one of the best types of training for adults. There are women who believe that resistance training will make them look bulky like a bodybuilder when in fact resistance training can help them to build a lean, fit, and fat free body where they can look slimmer and sexier. Muscle burns fat so the action of building more muscle will help to burn the fat and that in turn will lead to a higher level of health. Elderly people can benefit from resistance training even if they have never exercised before as this will help to strengthen their muscles and add stability and balance. With many elderly people suffering falls and a corresponding decline in their health after a fall, maintaining strength and balance becomes all the more important as we age. Even light resistance work for short periods of time can reward elderly people with considerably better health. This can add years to their life and help them to enjoy that time with renewed energy. Children shouldn't use any heavy weights or machines while they are still growing as this can place too much stress on their body and they would be better spending their time on aerobic training to maintain levels of fitness. Any form of fitness training, whether it is resistance training or aerobic exercise will improve a persons health and even small amounts of exercise can add up over time to some excellent benefits health wise. It is an investment in your future that will pay dividends for the rest of your life. |
