<p class="p2" style="text-align: justify;">If you need reasons why you should do more muscle building activity like lifting weight, bodyweight training, HIIT, I've decided to do a list of reasons to motivate you to start strength training.</p>
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 	<li class="li2"><strong>Increase metabolism</strong>: the more muscle you have the more calorie you burn, that's amazing! Check out my post about <a href="http://www.choose2be.ca/muscle-affect-metabolism/">how muscles affect your metabolism</a>.</li>
 	<li class="li2"><strong>Improve health</strong>: you can manage symptoms of chronic conditions like rheumatoid arthritis, back pain, diabetes, obesity, live a more independent lifestyle even as you age…</li>
 	<li class="li2"><strong>Better immune system</strong>: exercise increases the production of macrophages; the cells that attack bacteria so you can heal faster. With consistent exercise, you can improve your immune system on a long term as well, but be careful, overtraining can also do the opposite. All about finding the balance.</li>
 	<li class="li2"><strong>Appearance</strong>: muscles take less space than fat, if you don't know about this, read my article: Muscle versus fat. So by increasing your muscle mass, you can look lean and toned and fit in your clothes better. Even if you are skinny you can create beautiful curves in your body.</li>
 	<li class="li2"><strong>Control blood sugar and decrease risk of diabetes</strong>: that will help maintien a healthy weight and prevent long term disease. Part of the reason aging people experience a rise in their blood sugar is because of the loss of muscle mass.</li>
 	<li class="li2"><strong>Decrease resting blood pressure</strong>: it makes your heart stronger and can pump more blood with less effort.</li>
 	<li class="li2"><strong>Physical performance</strong>: if you just get started, your nervous system might need up to 8 weeks to adjust to your new routine. After you will start seeing gain in strength and performance.</li>
 	<li class="li2"><strong>Decrease risk injury</strong>: when your body is stronger, mobile and flexible, your will decrease your risk of injury. When you do weight bearing exercises not only your muscles get stronger, but also your tendons and ligaments.</li>
 	<li class="li2"><strong>To be stronger</strong>: <b> </b>A <span class="s1"><a href="http://www.cdc.gov/physicalactivity/downloads/growing_stronger.pdf">study from Tufts University</a> </span>found the more muscles you have the better your chances of a longer life. More than either blood pressure or cholesterol, muscle mass was determined to be the top biomarker for longevity.<a href="http://ozhealthreviews.com/health-tips/7-reasons-why-you-need-to-build-more-muscle/"><span class="s2"><sup>1</sup></span></a></li>
 	<li class="li2"><strong>To have more energy</strong>: when you are stronger, you can handle more. You will be better equipped to deal with life.</li>
 	<li class="li2"><strong>Stronger bones</strong>: that's right, resistance training strengthen your bones.</li>
 	<li class="li2"><strong>To improve posture</strong></li>
 	<li class="li2"><strong>To elevate your mood</strong>: stress can cause so much harm on you. When you workout, your body releases natural painkillers, opiates.</li>
 	<li class="li2"><strong>Sleep better</strong></li>
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<p class="p3" style="text-align: justify;">If you don't know how to get your strength training journey; contact a <a href="http://www.choose2be.ca/nanaimo-personal-training/">personal trainer</a> or join a <a href="http://www.choose2be.ca/nanaimo-group-fitness-classes-bootcamp-yoga-zumba/">group fitness classes</a> to help you boost your metabolism.</p>
<p class="p3" style="text-align: justify;">This is part of the <a href="http://www.choose2be.ca/product/8-week-online-register/"><span class="s1">8 week online program</span></a>.</p>