In my quest to get information about weightlifting benefits, other than obvious such as losing weight and gaining muscle, I journeyed to Anytime Fitness.

A personal trainer for nine years, Kurt Stallings said that weightlifting can improve the immune system.

“If a person did get sick they would have a shorter down time, so they wouldn’t be sick as long,” Stallings said.

On top of improving the immune system, Stallings also said that weightlifting strengthens almost everything in your body.

“It helps women keep better bone density and keeps them strong,” Stallings said. “More often in women than men, older people fall and their bones break more easily because they become brittle.”

Stallings also told me that it helps arthritis.

“It improves circulation in the hands and feet,” Stallings said. “It helps ladies with arthritis because they are getting more circulation.”

Weightlifting can be beneficial in many ways. Stallings said it tightened muscles in the joints, and helps posture by tightening the spine. It is not only physically beneficial, but also mentally beneficial.

The manager of Anytime Fitness, Marty Roberts, told me that lifting weights is a good stress reliever.

“Lifting weights releases positive endorphins that relieve stress,” Roberts said.

Weightlifting also helps gives women confidence and more energy.

“When women start to look better and feel better, their confidence in themselves increases,” Stallings said. “Their mood becomes more positive and it increases energy and alertness. It improves self esteem all together.”