Exercise Routines Over 40 – What Kind of Exercise Women over 40 Need

Exercise routines should be selected according to age and special needs. Women over 40 face unique challenges – their exercise routines should include strength training, cardiovascular exercises and flexibility training to address all these challenges. All too often, a workout is only targeting one or two of these areas. Read on to discover why women over 40 need all three components included in a satisfying exercise routine.

Women over 40 have a higher risk of osteoporosis compared to younger women. Strength training increases bone density thus lowering the risk of osteoporosis. Strength training helps shaping your body too, giving you a firmer appearance. You will move and feel more powerful, people will unconsciously pick up on this and perceive you as more competent, stable and energetic. In addition, the metabolism slows down after 40. If you increase your muscle mass, these muscles burn calories helping you to stay slim and attractive.

Another way to counterbalance the slower metabolism at 40+ is cardiovascular training. Getting your heart rate up on a daily basis gets your fat burning processes going- helping you to lose weight permanently. The best way to do cardio is doing interval training with short 30 seconds bursts of activity followed by 2-3 minutes of cooling down. Over 40 we have a higher risk of cardiovascular diseases, and cardio training reduces this risk greatly. Best cardio exercise routines target the whole body- for example swimming.

When we grow older, our bodies tend to become tighter and tighter. Many women over 40 move differently compared to women in their twenties. To recover a youthful appearance flexibility training is essential. It will help you with the side-effects of strength training too: When doing strength training you are flexing and shortening the muscles, flexibility training makes the muscles longer. In addition, flexibility training can help you in the warming up and cooling down phase after your workouts.

In this article I’ve covered the three essential components of exercise routines for women over 40: Strength training, cardiovascular training and flexibility training. You need all three of them.

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