why it's worth the weight
Controlled training with moderate weights not only helps tone your body but also increases your metabolic rate – which means you’re actually burning more calories, even when you’re resting!
Working your muscles as well as your heart and lungs can help you significantly reshape your body. Add some strength training to your workout you can speed up your metabolism with some extremely positive results for your health and fitness.
Building a little extra muscle helps give your body greater definition and a more attractive shape but it can also reduce the risk of injury as you gradually strengthen your muscles, tendons and ligaments.
Here at the fitness team we have created a tried and tested formula of integrating strength training into all our exercise programmes.
By incorporating three strength training sessions of no more than 15 to 20 minutes each time into your weekly programme you’ll soon see and feel the difference.
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Research has shown that regular “resistance training” can help your body burn around 50 more calories per day while raising your base metabolic rate by 15%.
