Strength Training and Healthy Incentives To Exercise

HEALTHY INCENTIVES TO EXERCISE

Help stick with your exercise plan by rewarding yourself at special milestones. If you've had a personal best or continued exercising when you might have given up before, consider treating yourself to a reward. Try non-food rewards such as a massage, pedicure, concert, CD or some new workout clothes!


STRENGTH TRAINING & WEIGHT MANAGEMENT

Strength training is crucial to weight control because individuals who have more muscle mass have a higher metabolic rate. Muscle is active tissue that consumes calories while stored fat uses very little energy.

Strength training can provide up to a 15 percent increase in metabolic rate, which is enormously helpful for weight loss and long-term weight control.