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Don’t Be A Fish Outta of Water…
…because water may be the best place to enhance your overall health, regardless of your age, weight or physical condition. Water’s unique properties provide an alternative environment capable of improving every aspect of fitness; cardiovascular health, muscular strength and endurance, flexibility, body composition, and emotional well-being.
Back to Reality: Dispelling the Myth
The Myth: Women who weight train will develop big, bulky muscles
The Reality: Most women just do not have the genetic potential to cultivate the bulky muscles often associated with bodybuilding. That type of muscle development requires the male hormone, testosterone. While women do have some testosterone in their system, it is not enough to support such growth. An intense program of excessively heavy weight training may help produce bulkier muscles, but only when accompanied by steroids and other artificial means. In fact, if heavy lifting alone resulted in bulky muscles, we would see more moms walking around with bulging biceps from bearing their bundles of joy.
Reality Check: The benefits of weight training, for women (and men), cannot be ignored or underestimated.
- Increases metabolic rate Enhances & restores bone density Improves balance and coordination
- Decreases the risk of: Obesity, Heart Disease, Arthritis Type II Diabetes, and Depression
- Enhances self esteem / body image Improves immune function
Activity Mustn’t Stop When the Mercury Drops
When temperatures plummet, people tend to hibernate. Hibernating is for bears! As humans, it is crucial to stay active through all four seasons. Doing so will help you maintain a healthy immune system, avoid weight gain, and the loss of lean muscle mass, strength and stamina. However, if the thought of exercising outdoors in winter makes you want to dive under the covers, you are not alone. A poll of 5000 people found 30% get no exercise at all during the winter months.
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