18 Reasons Why You NEED To Lift Weights, Especially If You’re a Woman
13. Improves cardiovascular health.
Weight lifting is a great way to get the heart pumping and improve its strength. It also serves to increase HDL cholesterol (the good type), and lower your RHR (resting heart rate). A lower RHR means that the heart doesn’t have to work as hard on a day-to-day basis, which ultimately allows it to keep pumping blood for many more years later in life…
14. Strengthens joints, ligaments, and tendons.
This is critical for injury prevention. It’ll also improve sports performance and boost all-around full body strength.
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