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There are many physical and mental health benefits that can be achieved through resistance training including: improved muscle strength and tone – helping protect your joints from injury weight management, increased muscle-to-fat ratio – as you gain muscle, your body burns more calories when at rest improve / maintain flexibility and balance, which can help you remain independent as you age improved posture decreased risk of injury prevention and control of chronic conditions

Drinking plenty of water is essential during exercise and for optimum recovery. Exercising causes the body to get warmer, so the body tries to cool down by sweating. This causes the loss of water and salts through the skin. The amount an individual sweats varies from person to person and depends on a number of factors: Intensity and duration – longer and higher intensity exercise can cause greater sweat loss. Environmental temperature – in hot, humid conditions sweat loss can