Is weight training necessary for women?

Is weight training necessary for women?

John Spencer Ellis (Author, TV Show Host, Trainer and CEO, National Exercise & Sports Trainers Association) gives expert video advice on: How do I design a strength training program?; How often each should I train each muscle group?; How much weight should I use when I train? and more...

Attention women: you must lift weights. You won't bulk up, it is feminine. It is a good thing. If you want to reshape your body, more than any other activity, any other physical activity, any other fitness programme you can do, weight training will do it. However there's something even more important than that. As women get older, and men as well, but specifically women, calcium is not absorbed as it once was when you were younger due to the menopause and the change in oestrogen levels. As a result of that you're more susceptible to osteopenia and osteoporosis. Weight training can help. Please lift weights. It's absolutely imperative to stimulating metabolism, improving bone density, maintaining good posture and just overall health.