Muscle mass decreases approximately 3–8% per decade after the age of 30 and this rate of decline is even higher after the age of 60. This involuntary loss of muscle mass, strength, and function is a fundamental cause of and contributor to disability in older people. However, these muscle changes can be counteracted by resitance training which increases muscle protein synthesis in both younger and older adults.
Strength training can improve blood pressure: Recent studies have shown that a program of regular weight training decreased blood pressure in middle aged hypertensive men reducing their risk of heart disease and stroke by nearly half.
Reducing aches and pains:
Aches and pains can often be caused by muscular imbalances strength training can help improve the musular balance an reduce back pain. Strength training can be done very safely and precisely, particularly aided by our unique machines, so that you can pursue fitness without aggravating existing injuries or risking new ones.
Bone density:
Strength training is important for the maintenance and improvement of bone health. Most of us know that strength training can help build and maintain muscle mass and strength. What many of us don't know is that strong muscles lead to strong bones. And strong bones can help minimize the risk of fracture due to osteoporosis. Numerous studies have shown that strength training can play a role in slowing bone loss, and several show it can even build bone.
Everyday benefits
The strength of our muscles enables us to stand up despite gravity and move around, grab, lift and hold objects, perform our work or do what is important to us. If you’re sitting at a desk all day, your muscles are poorly supplied with blood. The shoulder and neck muscles in particular become tense. On the other hand, if you’re on your feet all day, you’ll often suffer from swollen, painful feet, pain in the lower back, or joint discomfort.
This is why we need the strength of our muscles to overcome the challenges of day-to-day life. With two 30-minute training sessions each week, Kieser Training offers efficient training for day-to-day benefits.
What benefits does strength training offer for day-to-day life?
Increases performance
Better at reducing stress
Helps you sleep better
Compensates for imbalances in loads on the body
Be fit enough to handle day-to-day stresses
“If you need strength, you need trained muscles. This simple rule applies to everyday activities, work and leisure.” Werner Kieser, Founder of Kieser Training
Strengthening the muscles increases the body’s ability to perform. Everyday stresses such as climbing stairs with full bags of shopping can be better overcome with a lower pulse and lower blood pressure. As a result, the amount of oxygen needed by the heart is lower in trained individuals than with an untrained physique.
Less and less exercise and a lack of muscular resistance in our automated everyday lives are risks to the bone health of the young in our society. Shortfalls in youth caused by a lack of exercise lay the foundations for osteoporosis later in life.
Compensating for uneven loads on the body
Whether for laughing, gardening or taking the dog out for a walk – we need muscle strength for everything. But the muscles that we are often not aware of in everyday activities – the muscles of our lower back – are especially important. They make sure that we can stand up straight and walk. If they are weakened, the spine loses its most important supporting pillar, resulting in what are sometimes very painful back problems.
At the start of training, the strength curves of the muscles are frequently less than optimal due to having been “distorted” by monotonous everyday stresses. In the long term, this increases the risk of injury and causes wear, tear and pain. During the first training phase, you will adjust your strength curves with the aid of our “correction programmes”, providing a robust foundation for follow-up training. “Correction” programmes – related exercises – will also feature later occasionally in your training programme.
Strengthening the heart and mind
Regular strength training improves our physical performance significantly and has a positive effect on our quality of life, as demonstrated by a study conducted by Kieser Training’s research department. We talk about our everyday lives with disturbing ambivalence as “the usual madness”, “absolutely manic” or “non-stop”. For everyday strains, however, strength training can help to reduce mental stress and to become more relaxed, preventing the stress-related build-up of cortisol.
A well-trained body has an easier time of everything in general, because the muscles are better equipped to withstand the stresses of everyday life. Thanks to superior performance, the absence of discomfort and improved blood count values, we feel more energised. In a nutshell – strong muscles help reduce the burden on the heart in our everyday lives.
