Morning, so, we're into the final month, Xmas only round the corner, New Year after that, I'm looking at planning stuff for early next year as well as booking clients in for January already. Phew! The next week or so I'll be able to announce the first block of Fitness Pilates for 2018, but are you already planning in your mind a new exercise regime for the new year? Banish those bingo wings? If you are then read on for something that many people don't do and that I don't do enough of.
Research confirms that exercise is the best "preventive drug" for many common ailments and chronic diseases, from psychiatric disorders and pain to heart disease, cancer and diabetes.
Unfortunately, many make the mistake of focusing on cardiovascular exercise to the exclusion of everything else. Strength training is overlooked by many for a number of different reasons. Women may think they'll bulk up and look manly, the elderly might worry about it being too strenuous or dangerous, and parents might think weight training is too risky for their children for these same reasons.
The truth is, nearly everyone, regardless of age or gender, will benefit from strength training. Working your muscles will help you shed excess fat, maintain healthy bone mass and prevent age-related muscle loss, the latter of which can start as early as your 30s if you do not actively counteract it. Load-bearing exercises help counteract bone loss and postural deficits that occur with each passing year. During your youth, bone resorption is well-balanced, ensuring healthy bone growth and sustained strength. However, as bone loss accelerates, it starts to outpace your body's ability to create new bone. The more sedentary you are, the weaker your bones get as a result. The same can be said about muscle, without good muscle tone mobility begins to suffer,and muscle weakness coupled with brittle bones is a disaster waiting to happen if you slip or fall. Resistance training can improve your chance of getting diabetes as muscle fibres uses blood sugar for energy. This in turn reduces your waist size, cholesterol levels and high blood pressure. Doing weights also helps with menopausal symptoms, depression, weight gain, irregular periods and brain fog by just increasingly slightly testosterone levels. We're not talking becoming built like Brigitte Nielson here folks :) Also, lifting a bit of iron can lower inflammation in the body that can result in chronic illnesses and promotes a sense of wellbeing. In addition, doing this type of exercise can improve cardiovascular health too.  Of course, don't just think you can begin doing weights like an olympian and hey presto you're Superman or Wonder Woman, ease into it, get help and advice from trained professionals who can show you the best exercises and correct technique to avoid ending up in traction from injuring yourself. Need any advice? Get in touch, and if I can't help I'm bound to know someone who can. Til next week MB | 
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