What would you do if the next time you went for a check-up with your doctor, he prescribed a medicine that would give you more energy, slowed the aging process, helped you lose fat, burn more calories, made daily activities easier, lowered cholesterol, lowered your risk for heart disease and improved your balance?  What if you only had to take this medicine two to three times a week and the only side effects were a more shapely body? 

Would you be interested in trying this medicine?  The good news is that this medicine exists and is available to everyone.  The medicine is called resistance training. Resistance training, also known as strength training, is any exercise that uses resistance to increase muscular strength, muscular endurance or muscle size. Resistance training can be done with free weights, weight machines, resistance bands, kettlebells, bodyweight or water resistance.

Resistance training is safe and effective. Resistance training works for everyone regardless of age, gender, ability level or experience.  Cardiac rehabilitation patients and athletes, male and female, young and old, able and disabled can all benefit from resistance training.  

Let’s look at some of the reasons why resistance training is good medicine.