- You Will Be Physically Stronger. Increasing your strength will
make you far less dependent upon others for assistance in daily
living. Chores will be easier, lifting kids, groceries and
laundry will no longer push you to the max. If your maximum
strength is increased, daily tasks and routine exercise will be
far less likely to cause injury. Research studies conclude that
even moderate weight training can increase a woman's strength by
30 to 50 percent. Research also shows that women can develop
their strength at the same rate as men. - You Will Lose Body
Fat. Studies performed by Wayne Westcott, PhD, from the South
Shore YMCA in Quincy, Massachusetts, found that the average
woman who strength trains two to three times a week for two
months will gain nearly two pounds of muscle and will lose 3.5
pounds of fat. As your lean muscle increases so does your
resting metabolism, and you burn more calories all day long.
Generally speaking, for each pound of muscle you gain, you burn
35 to 50 more calories each day.