Vacation is Over: Back to Basics, Part 1

Vacation is winding down for many, school has started for some...

How did you spend your summer? With vacations and beach weekends, it's easy to let your workout routine slide a bit...or a lot. BodyByGeoff will help you get back to basics with our next series of Health & Fitness Tips on strength training.
You may have done some walking, biking or jogging on your vacation, but did you do anything to maintain or build strength?

Strength training is necessary for women & men as it helps to build connective tissue, ease arthritis pain and increase bone density.

Center on Disease Control studies show that strength training is also beneficial for balance, lowering blood sugar and getting a better night's sleep.

If you are trying to lose weight, remember, strength training is an important part of the overall equation.

Three to four hours after a strength-training workout, you're still burning calories.

When you lose weight, up to a quarter of the loss can come from muscle, which slows your metabolism. Strength training helps you rebuild any muscle you lost by dieting -- or keep you from losing it in the first place.