This
weekend we are hosting our Women’s Health and Fitness Expo. We would love for
you to come join us for an hour or so to experience and learn some new recipes,
new training techniques and health and fitness tips.
Details
are: Sunday 11th from 10am to 12pm
Location
is the boat ramp at the bottom of the hill before 40 Baskets beach. Officially
it’s the Marina at Gourlay Ave, Balgowlah.
My
role in this expo is to guide you round, give you a warm up and tell you how
great resistance training is for your bone health, metabolism and fat
reduction. Read on…
Essentially
what happens when we train with weights we cause wee micro tears in the muscle.
The body then sends out signals to the body to turn ingested proteins into new muscle
tissue to repair these micro tears and
to be stronger to cope with the chance of this happening again. Carbohydrates
and body fat stores are used as energy to fuel this strenuous exercise and muscle
building process.
Physical
and mental health benefits that can be achieved through resistance training
include:
- · improved muscle strength and tone – to protect your joints from injury. It also helps you maintain flexibility and balance and helps you remain independent as you age.
- weight management and increased muscle-to-fat ratio – as you gain muscle, your body burns more kilojoules when at rest
- · greater stamina – as you grow stronger, you won’t get tired as easily
- · prevention or control of chronic conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, arthritis, back pain, depression and obesity
- · pain management
- · improved mobility and balance
- · improved posture
- · decreased risk of injury
- · increased bone density and strength and reduced risk of osteoporosis
- · improved sense of wellbeing – resistance training may boost your self-confidence, improve your body image and your mood
- · a better night’s sleep and avoidance of insomnia
- · increased self-esteem
- · enhanced performance of everyday tasks.*
However, we can’t
just pump some weights and expect to reap all those benefits after one or two
sessions.
- So exercise must be regular - at least three times per week.
- · Our body adjusts quickly to any regime and as it adjusts to the same, repeated program the benefits decrease. Therefore, the exercise should progress over time. That is, the amount of weight used, degree of exercise difficulty, height of jumps must increase or vary over time to challenge bones and muscles.
- · Keep your exercise routines should be varied. Variety in routines is better than repetition.
- · Exercise should be performed in short, intensive bursts
I hope to see you
at the boat shed this Sunday.
Cheers
Louise
*https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/healthyliving/resistance-training-health-benefits
