Resistance training (the use of weights and resistance bands) confers many mental and physical health benefits.
Resistance training can:
- Boost basal metabolic rate
- Improve muscle-to-fat ratio
- Combat obesity
- Improve stamina
- Improve energy levels
- Prevent cognitive decline
- Boost your self esteem
- Resistance training in older people is an important means of improving bone density
- Reduces the risk of osteoporosis.