Haltom, who is an exercise physiologist at Branch Medical Clinic in Mayport, Fla., says this means everyone can benefit from weight training regardless of fitness level. When people begin weight training, they usually can't handle high exercise intensity. But that does not mean they don't derive a benefit. Resistive exercise is an important component of any fitness program. It's not just for bodybuilders.
Weight training is for everybody.
Doctors specializing in sports medicine agree. Aerobic exercise is recommended three to four times a week in combination with resistive exercise twice a week. Dimeff tells WebMD that resistive exercise has a number of benefits, including the prevention of osteoporosis. Weight training is not just about body sculpting. It maintains muscle mass, bone mass, and a reasonable body composition of muscle to fat.