How Strength Training Makes You Healthier Strength training is an integral part of rehabilitation and reaching your peak physical potential, but there are other health benefits, including the following: • Improved strength: This is obvious, but improved strength allows you to perform daily tasks much more manageably, such as carrying heavy groceries or doing recreational activities and sports. • Maintain a healthy weight: Strength training helps burn calories efficiently, reducing total body fat. This, in turn, helps reduce the risk of chronic diseases like heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and orthopedic conditions like osteoarthritis. • Decreased risk of falls: Multiple studies have demonstrated the benefits of strength training for reducing your risk of falls by improving your balance, coordination, and response to losing your balance. In addition, if you fall, you are less susceptible to serious injuries. • Reduces your risk of injury: Strength helps improve joint range of motion and mobility of your muscles, ligaments, and tendons. This provides additional protection against damage.
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