BA’s Ultimate Elevation Fitness is about elevating the body as well as the mind. To truly elevate the body you must elevate the mind by building dedication, consistency and healthy habits. You must build healthy habits (eating clean, adequate sleep, keeping your body hydrated and most importantly having a positive attitude) in order to consistently adhere to the dedication needed in order to achie
ve the goals you set for yourself. BA’s Ultimate Elevation Fitness is about resistance and weight lifting training as well as natural body weight movements. These training techniques are more efficient at burning fat, building muscle and joint strength than cardio training. Here is a list of 18 benefits of weight lifting and resistance training:
1) Weight training tones your muscles which looks great and raises your basal metabolism … which causes you to burn more calories 24 hours-a-day. You’ll even burn more calories while you’re sleeping.
2) Weight training can *reverse* the natural decline in your metabolism which begins around age 30.
3) Weight training energizes you.
4) Weight training has a positive effect on almost all of your 650+ muscles.
5) Weight training strengthens your bones reducing your risk of developing osteoporosis.
6) Weight training improves your muscular endurance.
7) Weight training will NOT develop big muscles on women….just toned muscles!
8) Weight training makes you strong. Strength gives you confidence and makes daily activities easier.
9) Weight training makes you less prone to lower-back injuries.
10) Weight training decreases your resting blood pressure.
11) Weight training decreases your risk of developing adult onset diabetes.
12) Weight training decreases your gastrointestinal transit time, reducing your risk for developing colon cancer.
13) Weight training increases your blood level of HDL cholesterol (the good type).
14) Weight training improves your posture.
15) Weight training improves the functioning of your immune system.
16) Weight training lowers your resting heart rate, a sign of a more efficient heart.
17) Weight training improves your balance and coordination.
18) Weight training elevates your mood. Side note: Also raises libido in men and women. ;-)