{"id":3447,"date":"2011-01-25T13:12:49","date_gmt":"2011-01-25T18:12:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/?p=3447"},"modified":"2014-10-26T12:30:08","modified_gmt":"2014-10-26T17:30:08","slug":"why-women-need-strength-training-too","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/why-women-need-strength-training-too\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Women Need Strength Training Too"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3204\/3052069774_f16bc57e80_z.jpg\" alt=\"photo\" width=\"311\" height=\"295\" \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div>Marion Doss on Flickr.com<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In today\u2019s world of advanced technology we have little reason to get up and moving unless we choose to.\u00a0 We all know that exercise is important if we want to look and feel good, but most people, women especially, tend to stick\u00a0 mostly to cardiovascular exercise.\u00a0 This is a great start, but it\u2019s just not enough.\u00a0\u00a0Our\u00a0lifestyles have\u00a0become increasingly less active and conditions such obesity and osteoporosis are on the rise.\u00a0As a result,\u00a0resistance training is becoming more and more important for your overall health.<\/p>\n<p>Until recent decades\u00a0it has been considered taboo for women to go to the gym and lift weights. 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