Remain Youthful with Strength Training

By [http://EzineArticles.com/expert/Carolyn_Hansen/194809]Carolyn Hansen

It is possible to spend thousands of dollars to have the signs of time erased from our bodies. A surgery to lift that, tuck this, a cream to do this, a pill to do that - our modern society is obsessed with youth. People still search for a magic youth potion and they will pay almost anything for a product that promises to turn back the clock.

The real Fountain of Youth is not found in facelifts, facial creams, botox or liposuction. Although these may create a temporary visual illusion of youth, underneath it is still the same old body.

However, the real fountain of youth may be closer and cost a lot less than you think.  There is something that we can all do that really does make us more "youthful." It's called vigorous exercise. It won't hold off aging forever; nothing does that, but it sure can improve the life of all those who include it in their lives.

Strength Training - The Heart of the Matter

By [http://EzineArticles.com/expert/Carolyn_Hansen/194809]Carolyn Hansen

The American Heart Association has now added "lack of exercise" to the list of major risk factors for heart disease. Currently 60% of the world's population does not get enough physical activity to benefit their health with women and older adults being at the top of the list. Worldwide, coronary heart disease kills more than 7 million people each year with a high proportion of them working age adults.

Health systems around the world bear the brunt on the economic impact along with the loss of income and production from those affected either directly or the caregivers of those with heart disease that cease to work. This puts coronary heart disease in the category of a modern day plague.

Heart attacks and strokes don't come out of the blue. Much of the trouble that leads to these killers starts in the arteries, the tubes that carry the blood and allow it to flow to the body's organs. High blood pressure is a major contributor to heart disease. Fatty deposits clog and narrow arteries, restricting blood flow, placing additional permanent strain on the heart system damaging the walls of blood vessels.