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benefits of exercising and the types of fitness options are in
a constant flux of inconclusive studies. Nonetheless, a recent
laboratory experiment is highlighting the benefits of a certain
types of bodybuilding or strength training for the middle-age
woman. Any
middle-aged gal in quest of stunting the middle-aged spread
should consider the benefits of weight lifting. A recent study
released by the American Heart Association touts a fitness program
that includes a bi-weekly session of weight lifting. The new
finding has been found to put the skids on the physical spread
women experience as they approach their late 40s and early 50s.
The clinical trial
involved 164 overweight and obese women from Minnesota (aged
24 to 44 years old) with a body mass index (BMI) 25-35. Strength
training with the use of weights was shown to decrease abdominal
fat in pre-menopausal participants.
Based on the data
of the average weight gain of women in the middle, one to two
pounds of weight gain a year is the norm. The vast majority
of the weight gain is assumed to be fat.
The conclusion of
the clinical trial showed that strength training to prevent
the development of more body fat percentage.
The findings
of the study showed the following results:
- Weight
training was found to decrease intra abdominal fat development.
This type of fat is has been related to metabolic disturbances
and heart disease.
- Women
in the two-year strength training program reduced their body
fat percentage by almost four percent. The percentile of body
fat showed more signs of stability and controllability.
- The findings
of the research showed strength training to improve the overall
health and lower the increases in intra-abdominal fat by more
than 10 percent.
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