Women also need strong muscles

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Most women hope more slender body, but nothing wants his body more muscular. Whereas, weak muscles have a major impact for health so that we are more susceptible to osteoporosis, arthritis, to back pain.

The experts said, compared with the generation of the parents or grandmother, this time human muscles getting weaker, especially in women. Along with the increasing weight of the human body, the muscles getting weaker.

"I saw there was a massively decline in muscle strength of women. There is thin women who do not have the muscles to support the backs, and obese women who do not have the muscle under his fat," says Sammy Margo, physiotherapist who practice in London, England.

Humans have about 650 muscles that help the body to move. In addition to the muscles attached to the skeleton called striated muscle, smooth muscle was also contained on the organs in such as the stomach, uterus, bladder, and walls of blood vessels.

Muscles have a vital role to protect the joints and bones. Because it is very important to start building muscle at an early age to prevent interference. Even some studies show muscle strength could be the key longevity.

According to Margo, a strong muscle is also important to prevent back pain. He even called stomach muscles and weak torso muscles as a cause of back pain in the growing popularity of modern humans. Stomach muscle also, who help us stay upright when sitting and standing.

"If stomach muscles are weak, we'll be stooped or sat slumped. Additionally, it will happen the excessive contraction of muscles, tendons, ligaments, and discs backs. Thing will trigger inflammation and cause in the long term chronic pain," he said.

In addition to back pain, a weak muscle also causes us pain in the neck, shoulders, and even feet. "Actually, we can prevent or delay the need knee replacement surgery only with way build strong muscles," he said.

Sport

Strong muscles could be formed through physical activity and diet. "But unfortunately most women are sport lazy, afraid to eat a lot, and hence they have a weak muscle," said Ken Fox, professor of health sector and sport from the University Britol.

A survey conducted by the Women's Sport and Fitness Foundation says 40 percent of women say their main motivation in sport is to ensure that the appearance of the body work better. Meanwhile, a third said they felt get pressure to be thin than in order more healthy.

Women also avoid sports to build muscle such as lifting weights because they do not want to muscle shape. And, naturally is actually difficult for women to be "muscular" because her hormones.

Sports build a muscle, or resistance exercise will trigger muscle growth by causing the occurrence of a little trauma on the muscle. Then the body will repair the damage it by adding protein to the muscles so that the strength and size increases

Testosterone is the hormone that will trigger process was so that men naturally have bigger muscles. That's why a woman should do trying harder if it wants build muscle.

Build muscle supposed to begin at an early age. This means children must be more a lot physical berakivitas than sitting watching TV or playing games. Children should be a lot more running, jumping, or throwing a ball.

According Dr.Gavin Sadercock, experts the field of sports medicine, the ability to do sit-ups is very important because it can be an indicator of the ability of the risk of back pain in adulthood.

A strong muscle also need protein, which is very important for the structure and functioning of muscle cells. Actually the best source of protein derived from milk and its derivative products, well as meat. Every day we are advised to consume 60 grams of meat, which is equivalent to 200 grams of chicken breast or 8 ounce steak.

Source:  Daily Mail