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Top 18 Benefits of Weight Training

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1. Weight training tones your muscles which looks great and raises your basal
metabolism … which causes you to burn more kilojoules 24 hours-a-day. You’ll
even burn more kilojoules while you’re sleeping.

2. Weight training can *reverse* the natural decline in your metabolism which
begins around age 30.

3. Weight training energizes you.

4. Weight training has a positive affect on almost all of your 650+ muscles.

5. Weight training strengthens your bones reducing your risk of developing

Weight Training osteoporosis.

6. Weight training improves your muscular endurance.

7. Weight training will NOT develop big muscles on women….just toned muscles!

8. Weight training makes you strong. Strength gives you confidence and makes daily activities easier.

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9. Weight training makes you less prone to lower-back injuries. Email address: Your email address
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10. Weight training decreases your resting blood pressure.
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11. Weight training decreases your risk of developing adult onset diabetes. Sign up
12. Weight training decreases your gastrointestinal transit time, reducing your risk for developing colon cancer.
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