Why Strength Training?
There are more than 600 skeletal muscles in the body. Everytime you move, whether it’s lifting weights, running, walking or rolling over in bed, muscles contract to create the motion. Our muscles need to be strong to support our everyday routines.
Resistance training helps in building muscle mass. Other benefits of resistance training include:
- Increased muscle strength and tone
- Maintained and improved balance and mobility
- Weight management
- Improved endurance for everyday activities
- Improved sleep
- Increased bone density
Our physical therapists on William Trace Blvd in Sugar Land, University Blvd in Sugar Land and Reading Rd in Rosenberg, TX can create a personalized plan of care to help you accomplish your goals and guide you toward a pain-free, stronger and healthier lifestyle. This may include body weight exercises (such as squats, push-ups, or planks) or exercises using additional tools (such as barbells, resistance bands, exercise balls, or hand weights). These exercises will be dependent upon which part(s) of your body are in need of strengthening.
Importance of flexibility
Flexibility is the ability to move a joint or joints through an unrestricted, pain-free motion. As we age, we lose flexibility for numerous reasons. This loss of flexibility means the body has to create unusual movement patterns called compensations. These compensations may result in having more pain and injuries. A stronger and more flexible you means a healthier you.
The combination of strength and flexibility are important whether you are recovering from an injury or an underlying condition is causing your pain.
Everyone desires to be healthier, stronger, and more active. The physical therapists at First Colony Aquatic and Rehabilitation Center are here to help.
7 tips for a healthier, stronger, and more active you:
Resistance training is an important part of reaching your peak physical potential, but there are other health and wellness techniques to keep in mind while you’re doing so:
1. Limit your sitting.
Get up every 30 minutes and walk around at work and home. Prolonged periods of sitting can cause muscles to stiffen up and become weaker.
2. Get up and move.
Exercise regularly, even if it’s just walking for a short time every day. Moving will help keep your muscles loose and will avoid losing their strength.
3. Nutrition and portion control.
Keep your intake of food nutritious, at a comfortable level. Fueling your body with the correct foods will increase your energy and make it easier to exercise.
4. Drink more water.
Water keeps your body systems functioning at their optimum levels. This will also make exercise (and muscle recovery!) much easier.
5. Breathe.
Work on your deep breathing techniques to increase oxygen intake and get your lymphatic system moving.
6. Get enough sleep.
Sleep at least 8 hours a day. It is best to get into a routine so you go to bed and wake up on a regular cycle. This helps your endocrine system, which controls several aspects of your body.
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