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What is strength training? Lifting light weights, heavy weights, toddlers, groceries. The weight is arbitrary, it has to bring you to fatigue. When the question of toning comes up, is it light weights and high reps or heavy weight and low rep. Both can be very effective. You need to find the weight and program that fits your style and personality. It’s also going to depend on what you enjoy.

You need to be aware of the best place to start to not compensating is so important to avoid injury. Weight loss is another major reason people workout and they tend to focus on cardio but strength training is so critical to that journey. There are two ways to burn fat – use it as your fuel to keep it going or increasing your lean body mass. Incorporating strength training into your exercise regimen can increase your metabolic speed.

Strength training can help menopause symptoms, hormonal symptoms, helps you sleep better, bone density. It can increase your confidence, your athleticism – mom life, living pain free.