Solving World Hunger Means Solving World Poverty. A major issue for food insecurity is poverty, which is heavily present in developing countries. Most believe hunger is an issue of supply and demand, but this blog post argues that the issue of hunger also lies with the poor who cannot afford to eat.
The most obvious benefit of strong, healthy muscles is the ability to perform everyday tasks on your own. With strength comes self-sufficiency, which contributes to a healthy lifestyle. With capable muscles, you can open your own pickle jars, rearrange your furniture when the desire strikes and carry heavy grocery bags from the car to your kitchen.
How to Get Stronger. The key to getting stronger is, of course, to lift heavy weights. Each time you lift heavy weights, you increase strength, muscle size and connective tissues such as ligaments and tendons. In other words, every part of you gets stronger, not just your muscles. If your goal is strength, your goal should be about 2-6 sets of up to 6 reps of each exercise with about 2-5 minutes in between each set. That means you want to lift enough weight that you can ONLY do 6 reps and no more.