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Weight Training For Seniors - Energy, Effectiveness, and Safety

If you are a senior and are interested in weight training, then first a big congratulations. You are engaging in one of the best forms of exercise for all individuals, and perhaps one of the most important form of exercises for seniors.

The benefits for seniors who get involved with weight lifting include a much stronger physical body, improved energy, and decreased fat. This translates over to being able to lift things easier, having more stamina to enjoy everyday activities, and simply looking great.

There are all kinds of ways to weight train. With older trainees there needs to be stress placed on the following: effectiveness, safety, and energy.

Effectiveness - You don't want to waste time getting results from weight training. There are thousands of guys in their twenties you blindly jump from one routine they read in a magazine to another routine they hear about online, and fail at attaining any real progress or else very little progress.
When it comes to weight training for seniors, you want to pick a proven routine, stick with it, and achieve results.

Safety - Another mistake young people make is safety. Many have improper form and they end up with injuries. But, they are young and can afford an injury here or there.

Again, when it comes to weight training for seniors, you can't afford injuries. You need to implement safety as much as possible, to ensure you are on a clear path towards better health, more energy, and a stronger physical body.

Energy - Many gyms you will go to will have trainers who often place their clients on everyday gym routines. This gets the gym paid, and gets them paid. When they don't see results and their energy is low because they are over training, the trainers will stress they aren't working hard enough or maybe they should enroll in a fitness class in addition to their regular exercise protocol, which of course only makes the situation worse and lowers their energy even more.

Most trainees shouldn't work out with weights more than 3or 4 times a week. You need rest and recovery to become stronger, and you need to avoid over training at all costs.

When it comes to weight lifting for seniors.this is especially important. The whole point is seeking out improved energy levels. And working out with weights every single day at a decent intensity can lead to the opposite effect - too much training and depleted energy.

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