Bodybuilding is the practice of strength training, or resistance training, to improve the strength and size of the muscles in your body. People enjoy bodybuilding to improve the way that their clothes fit and feel, to improve their calorie burn, to improve they way they look or to enter competitions.
And, while looking better, burning more calories and showing off ripped abs might be your biggest goals, there are other benefits to your body and your health to bodybuilding.
Resistance and strength training improves the strength of not only your muscles but also your bones. By placing stress against the bones you are triggering an environment where the body strengthens the bones. The same is true of people who are overweight. They often do not suffer from osteoporosis because they are triggering stress against the bones with the extra weight they carry. Strength training uses weight to accomplish the same goal.
Researchers have also found that aerobic exercises can boost your mental and emotional health. Both the improved body image and the aerobic activity itself can improve your self-esteem and confidence. As your body gets leaner and stronger, you’ll lose weight, carry yourself better and have a better outlook on life.
Bodybuilding will burn calories and burn carbs, which will improve your insulin sensitivity and reduce the amount of triglycerides your body produces. In turn, this reduces your cholesterol levels. Normal levels will have low triglyceride levels, high low density lipoproteins and low levels of high density lipoproteins.
When you train through your full range of motion, you’ll also increase your flexibility. With increased flexibility you’ll improve your balance and have a balanced body. You’ll also reduce your potential for injury doing daily living activities because of your increased strength.
Bodybuilding is also building a calorie burning machine. Your muscles will burn 9 calories per day while your fat will burn 2 calories per day. The more muscle you have, the more calories you burn, even at rest!
Resources:
Critical Bench: Top 4 Bodybuilding Benefits You Never Considered
http://www.criticalbench.com/bodybuilding-benefits.htm
FitDay: The Benefits of Regular Strength Training
Blazing Mag: Top 5 Benefits of Bodybuilding
http://blazingmag.com/2014/01/09/top-5-benefits-bodybuilding/
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