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Increasing muscle mass, and maintaining that muscle mass, will/may: - decreases stress on tendons and ligaments - protect delicate or complicated joints from

Increasing muscle mass, and maintaining that muscle mass, will/may: - decreases stress on tendons and ligaments - protect delicate or complicated joints from injury - help maintain healthy weight and body fat levels - improve bone density, and help maintain bone density - increase stamina / reduce fatigue - support attention - get up out of the bathtub or off the couch when you're older - improve sleep - improve mental health [1]: http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-living/fitness/in-depth/strength-training/art-20046670 http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-living/fitness/in-depth/st... [2]: http://www.cdc.gov/physicalactivity/growingstronger/why/ http://www.cdc.gov/physicalactivity/growingstronger/why/

laichzeit0 12y ago
Not to mention that a large percentage of females find muscle mass attractive when combined with a low body fat percentage in males. Indirectly this can lead to a boost in self-confidence levels in an individual, which has other positive spinoffs.
- sanoli 12y ago
  This. Times ten. I can't stress this enough to my non-lifting, skinny, geek friends who wish they were more attractive to women. I always tell them that the number one thing they can do is to begin lifting weights. They'll look healthier, more athletic, manlier, and their self-confidence will go up. Oh, actually weights are number two. Number one is to ditch the anti-girlfriend geek t-shirts with programmer's inside jokes (you know, the 'only 10 people who know binary' stuff) ;-)