Fitness is not a battle between weightlifting and cardio. The two work better together than they do apart. Cardio can help you build muscles, and lifting weights can make you a better cardio athlete.

There are ways to improve your lifting and strength goals other than just adding more weight to your lifts. Learn how!

The reasons that strength is so important are simple and there are a lot of them. Stronger people,

• Live longer

• Are more likely to retain autonomy as they age

• Have less incidence of preventable diseases like cardiovascular disease,

• Have and retain more bone density and are therefore less likely to sustain significant injuries like broken bones from an accidental fall

• Have stronger tendons and ligaments and are therefore less likely to sprain a joint or tear a ligament just from living life

• Fit and strong people are less likely to die of cancer as they age

I could keep going but the easiest way to encompass all of these points was stated by Mark Rippetoe who said “Stronger people are harder to kill than weak people and are more useful in general”

Now that it has been established that strength training is good for your health, let's talk about what you really mean when you ask “why is strength so important?”. Being healthy is great and all but wanting to change the way that we look is what encourages many people to start training in the first place.