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Kruti Naik, Gym freak

Answered November 25, 2019
Originally Answered: Why is it so important to exercise?
Because,

1. You do not have to die early

2. You do not have to look way older than your age
3. You do not have stay dependent on your kids or spouse to finish your
chores after your turn 60
4. You do not have to sit at home and doing nothing
5. You should feel confident and happy
6. You should not have anxiety attack and bouts of depression every other day
7. Your skin should feel good, look good
8. Your body should get rid of all the toxicity
9. You should be able to run and hop and jump whenever you want to
10. You should be able to climb the stairs whenever you want to
11. You should be able to enjoy your retirem
of all, lets face it: Putting everything else aside, life is EASIER when you’re strong. Carrying
groceries? One trip. Children to carry? No problem. Car stuck in the snow? Push it out with
ease.

Whether you are 100lbs overweight or just trying to shed those last 15lbs, strength training
is THE MOST effective way to burn fat and build muscles.

(do you know pound by pound, lean muscle burns more calorie than fat?)

But in addition to making life easier, strength training has a lot of great benefits right now.
Here are just a few:
 1. Look Good Naked: Strength training helps you lose weight (and body fat) in a
few different ways. First, it helps you retain the muscle you have while eating a
calorie deficit and losing weight.
Second, strength training has a much greater level of excess post-exercise oxygen
consumption than aerobic exercise. What does this mean? When you finish a workout, your
body needs to do a lot of work to replenish itself in order to bring itself back to a normal
state (the way it was before you worked out). This takes a lot of energy, and some studies
have shown that it can boost your metabolism for up to 38 hours after

1. ing to cholesterol, high blood pressure, obesity, diabetes, and inactivity – all
factors for heart disease. Cardiologists are even starting to recommend strength
training for people who have suffered a heart attack as little as three weeks after
the attack. Who knows, maybe one day your cardiologist will tell you to do some
“cardio” and he’ll be referring to strength training!
Now on the funnier side of it, here are some more benefits of strength training

1. You get to flip your parents off: Lifting weights is great because it lets you
overcome your genetic constraints. It doesn't matter if you