There are many things you can do for the anti-aging process but resistance training is the best form of exercise you can do for it.
Unfortunately, opposing what many people mistakenly believe, resistance training is suitable for people of all ages. From the young to the elderly, many people can get a lot of benefits from resistance training although as expected, older people will be using a lot less resistance than their younger counterparts.
When working out or performing an exercise, it is a must to avoid the risk of injury and so it is important to pay attention to safety and for. Developing an effective and safe program can be brought to you by a registered exercise professional.
To begin, a beginner’s strength training includes:
- Eight to ten exercises performed two to three times a week that work on the major muscle groups of the body.
- Starting with a set of each exercise, comprising as few as eight repetitions, not more than twice a week.
The goal is to gradually grow to two to three sets for every exercise—containing eight to 12 reps, for every second or third day. You should be able to progress further once you can comfortably complete 12 reps of a workout.
Resistance training was made to help you be able to increase your muscle mass. It is often the concern of most women when this is mentioned, fearing that they will look like the female version of The Hulk, but there is no fear of that happening.
For the average woman, adding bulk will not happen without extreme weight lifting and considerable supplementation of various specific muscle-building products. The women you see compete in professional bodybuilding competitions utilize steroids to achieve their extreme muscle mass.
To improve muscle, joint function, bone density, and tendon and ligament strength, a well-rounded exercise program should include strength training. Aerobic exercises to improve your lung and heart fitness, flexibility, and balance exercises should be included in your program as well.
With every six to eight weeks, vary your progressive resistance training program to maintain your improvement. Variable that can very well have an impact on your training results include:
- Repetitions
- Intensity (weights used)
- Frequency of sessions
- sets
- Exercises are undertaken
- Rest between sets.
It will be possible for you to maintain any strength gain you make if you make variations in your resistance training program through the number of sets and repetitions performed, weights used, and exercises are undertaken.
For the average woman, the quantity of muscle mass you will gain from undergoing resistance training will be sufficient to tone the body and reduce the percentage of fat in your body that will benefit overall health and give a more youthful appearance.
For the average man, you will be able to gain more muscle mass and benefit from the fat loss associated with having more muscles but, they too have no fear of gaining excess muscle.
The muscles on the face are also constantly being tensed and relaxed when working out with weights and other resistance training machines and this aids in toning and lifting the muscles of the face having the effect of a mild facelift. Through working out, you can achieve an anti-aging effect as the face ‘lifts’ and looks more youthful.
As the effects of your resistance training exercises help to enhance the function of the body, energy levels will also build over time and the skin will also look better and ‘younger’ as the workout stimulates blood flow and improves circulation of the skin.
