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Did you know females who exercise four or more hours a week can reduce the risk of breast cancer by almost 50%?

Myths & Facts about Strength Training

Myth: Strength training will make my muscles large and bulky.
Fact: The ability to increase total muscle mass is highly dependent on circulating levels of testosterone. Men have 20-30 times the testosterone levels of women and, as a result, tend to build more lean body mass than women. Keep in mind, however, the genetics and individual differences play a role in the rate and degree to which muscle mass increases. Weight training helps women create lean, beautiful, toned bodies.

Myth: I’m too old to being a strength training program.
Fact: Research has shown that people of all ages can benefit from strength training. In fact, strength improvements of up to 174% have been reported in 90 year old, institutionalized volunteers.

Myth: I’ll have to radically change my diet to obtain any benefit from strength training.
Fact: Strength can be increased simply by increasing stress to the muscles. Researchers have found that women can significantly reduce their percent body fat and increase fat-free mass and resting metabolic rate without restricting their dietary intake.

Myth: I won’t burn as many calories in a weight training class as I would in a traditional cardiovascular class.
Fact: Although resistance training does not result in significant caloric expenditure, it does significantly increase lean body mass and resting metabolic rate. For every pound of muscle you gain, your body automatically burns an additional 40-70 calories every day. (eg: 10 lbs of muscle equates to an additional 400-700 calories per day!)

At Fitness Works, we are here to help you. Explore our site and find out who benefits from working with a personal trainer. You'll discover why you may need a personal trainer and how Fitness Works is different. Begin with a health and fitness assessment and enhance your training with our diet, nutrition and exercise counselling.

*24 hours' notice is required to the trainer for any change to the day or time of your appointment and 4 hours' notice is required to the trainer due to sickness, or full session will be charged.