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Walk into any fitness center, exercise arena or weight-training room and you will hear a lot of heavy breathing. It is an essential element in lifting weights because breathing properly will increase the effectiveness of the workout. Breathing improperly can lead to high blood pressure and sometimes serious medical problems. Any person who lifts weights or performs similar resistance training needs to learn correct breathing technique.
Weight training will improve muscle size and boost your metabolism. Weightlifting can have many positive long term effects on your overall well-being. The four primary benefits are improved strength, increased muscle mass and metabolism, improved coordination and improved bone mineral density. Each of these benefits results from aspects of weight training that are unique to its use.