Proper strength training can induce improvements in both muscular strength and balance, thereby helping prevent dangerous falls. Proper strength training will not make you muscle-bound. If you lift weights through a muscle's full range of motion, not only will you become more flexible, you'll be as flexible as genetically possible. It can, however, firm and help reshape different muscles and areas of your body to look more fit. Adolescents can derive numerous benefits from participating in a sound, supervised strength training program.
Breathing properly is a basic safety consideration while strength training.
Never hold your breath while strength training. The pressure produced inside your rib cage, compresses the right side of your heart, which in turn restricts the flow of blood and oxygen to your entire body Your strength training program should emphasize muscle balance. Your body has muscles that oppose each other with a proportional strength relationship between them. If one is much stronger than the other, you run the risk of injuring the weaker muscle. For improvement to occur in your strength level, you must place a demand on your muscular system.