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The best physical activity to develop strength, improve endurance and achieve goals is going to the gym!
If you think about it, body building is in fact a good way to work different parts of the body thanks to various exercises on dedicated machines and all in the same place, without getting the winter cold.
Practicing this sport has various benefits on our body and our health.
Discover the five good reasons to regularly dedicate yourself to bodybuilding.
1- Have a toned body
We talk about a “toned” body when it has energy and this stimulates our body. It is the sign of a body that functions and maintains itself. The body has neurotransmitters useful for overcoming fatigue! Therefore, physical activity will increase your energy on a daily basis.
Toning your body also means having a better, more harmonious, more homogeneous silhouette, depending on your goals: flatter stomach, developed arms, slimmer thighs, wider shoulders, etc.
Body building allows you to work muscles, which for some are little used on a daily basis. You can focus on one part of the body, but don’t forget to work on the rest, for better, visible and faster results. Often we men, with extreme superficiality, prefer to work on the upper part of the body, leaving out the lower part such as the legs…
2- Lose weight
Perhaps it is the number 1 reason for all over 40s, they join the gym to lose weight. This is one of the reasons why the vast majority of users go to the gym.
In fact, doing weight training is an effective way to lose weight. Practicing this activity allows you to reduce fat mass and increase muscle mass. By having more muscle mass, you will have to expend more energy to make your muscles work and therefore burn more calories!
3- Keep yourself fit
Building muscle allows you to see physical changes. Weight training in the gym also brings benefits to the general health of the body, for example by improving blood circulation and therefore better oxygenation of the muscles. The bones will be stronger and more resistant.
During this practice we also increase VO2max, that is, the maximum consumption of oxygen used per minute during exercise. The higher it is, the more the body will be able to sustain long-term effort. For a non-sporting person this figure is between 30 and 40 ml/min/kg and for an endurance athlete we can multiply this value by two!
Other benefits: Body building helps develop the immune system and prevent injuries.
Finally, it helps improve posture. Poor posture at work, such as sitting behind a desk all day, can cause overall poor posture. Body building combats these physical effects, because it strengthens the obliques and stabilizes the back.
4- Manage daily stress
Body building has the same advantage as sport in general: it releases endorphins. It therefore reduces stress. After a long day, weight training is a good way to release the tensions accumulated at work or at home and you will be able to release all your tensions or negative feelings.
Gym machines give you the opportunity to add weights as you see fit and thus modulate your sessions with explosive sets. This way you will surpass yourself and get results faster!
Indeed, these results will increase your self-esteem. By approaching or exceeding your goals, you will feel better in your body and this affects many other factors: good mood, good sleep… Thanks to body building, you feel better in your sneakers!
5- You become more efficient in other sports
In some cases, weight training in the gym is complementary to another sporting activity. In addition to playing: football, basketball, running or even climbing… body building is a real advantage that helps you in other sports. You will gain more strength, more energy, better resistance to pain and strain and you will avoid injuries by strengthening your muscles and bones.
You will progress more quickly in the different sports you practice. In fact, it will help you in physical preparation and improve your performance.
