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Beginning a Program Start slowly. This will decrease your chance of injury and soreness. Find a qualified person to show you the proper form and technique in regard to what strength training exercise you choose. A person can do more harm than good if proper form is not used and can cause injury. The • • • • • Success Story Check out Ernestene Shepherd the oldest Female Bodybuilder at age 56 she and her sister Mildred Blackwell went to try on swimsuits and found their bodies were out of shape; they then started taking aerobics classes. Her sister began competing in bodybuilding shows under the name Velvet, and Ernestine followed under the name Ernie.[3] Benefits of Weight Training However, her sister died in 1992 of a brain Not only does strength training increase aneurysm. Her sister made her promise before your physical work capacity, it also she died that she would continue. Now at the improves your ability to perform activage of 79 she has continued. ities of daily living (ADL's). You will be able to work harder and longer with the proper weight training activities. It improves bone density. One of the best ways you can control bone loss as you age is to add strength training into your workout plan. It promotes fat-free body mass with decreasing sarcopenia. The lean muscle mass that we all work so hard for decreases with age. If we don't add strength training to our routine then it Connect With Me will turn into fat. We all do not have the desire to It Increases the strength of connective tissue, muscles, and tendons. This leads become a body builder but we must build our body up to sustain life challenges. We need to to improved motor performance and begin to Know better and Do Better. I always decreased injury risk. say “You Do You.” It improves your quality of life as you Please contact me for any further quesgaining body confidence. Strength tions I would love to help. training will not only make you strong, Email: angelasfaithnfitness@gmail.com but will also help with managing your Web: www.facebook.com/angelasfaith  weight. www.pneupathforliving.com  35