Here are 3 reasons why women should lift weights
There has been more encouragement for women to lift weights, and for good reason. Dori Floyd of Heart of Health is back with three reasons why women should have weightlifting in our fitness regimen.
Lifting weights is one of the best ways women can support their hormones for a lifetime.
Keeping lean muscle on our frame helps us maintain our body weight, lose weight, regulate our blood sugar, keep our bones, joints and ligaments strong, and fight illness and injury.
Women start losing muscle mass in their 30s, mostly because of the slow decline in estrogen, the main hormone that’s responsible for muscle growth. This decline in muscle mass leaves us susceptible to early aging and metabolic diseases — so lifting weights to build muscle is a definite help.