Muscle strength
According to expert Ishaan Arora, a fitness trainer in India, when you lift weights, it creates microscopic tears in the muscle fibers. In response to this damage, your body will initiate a process called muscle protein synthesis (MPS), which helps repair and strengthen muscles.
Bone density
If you lift weights regularly, the amount of osteocalcin your bones produce will increase. Osteocalcin is a protein that specifically binds calcium to bones, can prevent osteoporosis and increase bone density.
Metabolic rate and fat loss
Regular weight lifting can increase lean muscle mass, which in turn boosts your basal metabolic rate (BMR). A high BMR can help your body burn more calories, lose weight, or maintain weight. Additionally, lifting weights can promote fat loss by increasing energy expenditure during and after exercise.
Cardiovascular health
According to Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, in the US, weight lifting exercises can help improve cardiovascular function and endurance over time.
Injury prevention and joint health
Practicing weight lifting exercises will increase the strength, flexibility and mobility of muscles, ligaments and tendons. From there, increasing the stability of major joints such as the knee, hip and ankle, while reducing the risk of injury.
