Gym: How Strength Training Enhances Health

Most of us have negative opinion of "going to gym". We think that working out is only for those who want to be muscular or looked good.
Well, those are only part of the reasons. Below are more reasons for you to get involved in strength training

1: Improves strength of muscles required for activities of daily living
2: Stimulates muscle growth, preventing or slowing muscle loss with aging, helping maintain independence in senior years
3: Enhances lean body mass which helps maintain a higher metabolic rate, burning more calories and helping maintain weight
4: Strengthens ligaments and bones decreasing injury risk and helping prevent osteoporosis
Helps improve posture and reduce back pain
5:Improves muscle tone, shape, and enhances figure/physique
6: Reduce your risk of diabetes. Adult onset diabetes is a growing problem for women and men. Research indicates that weight training can increase glucose utilization in the body by 23 percent in four months. Exercise acts like insulin in regulating the blood sugars in the body and is the best thing for the health of a diabetic. (from www.ediet.com)

extracted from : http://vanderbiltowc.wellsource.com/dh/Content.asp?ID=552 (except for 6 )