Why Resistance Training and thus Personal Training is Important - Adapted from my CSUMB Lecture

The Basics:

We’ve shifted from mortality via acute injuries to chronic disease states where most are correlated to physical inactivity, inadequate consumption of whole foods, excess body weight, and lack of strength.

As a trainer, you are in one of the most unique positions to combat our current disease epidemics. Physicians can treat the symptoms, but you can tackle the root cause with resistance training, cardiorespiratory fitness, and healthy body weight.

“Muscular strength was inversely and independently associated with all-cause mortality even after adjusting for several factors including the levels of physical activity or even cardiorespiratory fitness.” Muscular strength as a strong predictor of mortality: A narrative review.

As a trainer you are in the most unique position to be at the forefront of combating a silent epidemic. As someone looking into starting personal training, your long term health and quality of life can be measurably increased with the decision to start a physical activity routine.