In a balanced fitness program, strength exercise is important as well. You can call it resistance exercise because you are working against the muscles.
Resistance exercise can be done with weights or with rubber bands which you pull to extend and flex your muscles or with machines at the gym.

It is an exercise to build muscles, get more strength and prevent lose of muscles that comes with age. One of the greatest added benefits of strength exercise, especially for older people, is when the muscles get stronger, the person is more stable on his feet, thus can avoid falls and slips.

We all know there are many reasons why we should exercise: to feel better, to get our youthful stamina back, to lower cholesterol, straighten our heart, muscles and bones and to combat stress and depression.

During strenuous exercise our brain increases the production of serotonin which in turn elevates our mood and helps us stave off hunger and make us lose weight. But how to get yourself motivated to exercise and stick with it?

The first point is to be realistic. Set up goals that are within reach. Do not start with exercising hard and for a long time the first time around. That will only cause pain and discomfort and you will try to avoid it the next time.