LEARN MORE
FOR THE
FITNESS
FANATIC IN
YOU
THE
BENEFITS OF
USING FREE
WEIGHTS
USING FREE WEIGHTS
IS A GREAT WAY TO
INCLUDE MORE
FUNCTIONAL
MOVEMENTS IN YOUR
TRAINING, AS THEY
ALLOW FOR A WIDER
RANGE OF MOTION
THAN STRENGTH
MACHINES DO.
THEY ARE ALSO
EXTREMELY
VERSATILE AND EASY
TO STORE, WHICH
MAKES THEM
ESSENTIAL FOR ANY
HOME GYM SET UP.
With free weights, you’re
fully in control of the speed
and direction of movement.
In addition, dumbbells
activate more muscle mass
than machines do.
MORE EFFECTIVE
THAN RESISTANCE
MACHINES
THE TOP 8 BENEFITS
OF FREE WEIGHTS
Want to squeeze in a 20-
minute session without
having to face the world?
Create your very own gym
space at home. Free
weights are affordable and
don’t take up much room!
FREE WEIGHTS
CAN BE USED
ANYWHERE
Free weights give you the
freedom to target smaller
muscles that typically don’t get
much of a workout. Bicep and
tricep curls are arguably easier
to do with free weights than a
machine.
WEIGHTS TARGET
FORGOTTEN
MUSCLES
Lifting weights for less than an
hour a week may reduce your
risk for a heart attack or stroke
by 40 to 70 percent. It’s safe to
say that lifting heavy can
actually help to keep us alive.
WEIGHTS PROTECT
US FROM HEART
DISEASE
Our bodies tend to have one
side that is more dominant
and stronger than the other.
Free weights are a great way
of adjusting that imbalance.
WEIGHTS IMPROVE
YOUR BALANCE
Resistance machines will help
you get stronger, but free
weights allow you to mimic the
kinds of movements you do
outside of the gym e.g.
carrying, pushing, pulling.
WEIGHTS MAKE
YOU FUNCTIONALLY
FIT
If you want to practice
mindful movement, weight
lifting can help shut off busy
thoughts as it forces you to
focus on the moves you’re
doing.
FREE WEIGHTS
HELP WITH
MINDFULNESS
Free weights aren’t reserved
solely for dumbbells –
kettlebells are equally
effective. Try incorporating a
kettlebell into reps of several
exercise circuits.
WEIGHTS
OFFER MORE
VARIETY
THE TOP 8 BENEFITS
OF FREE WEIGHTS
WEIGHT
TRAINING
STATS
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