It is less than a year away that Corinne and I will be walking approximately 8 marathons across Ireland. We have been spending time physically and mentally preparing for our journey. One main component of our preparation has been strength training.

Below are a list of benefits of strength training

• boosts mental health by increasing endorphins (feel good chemicals), dopamine (motivation), and serotonin (happiness)
• lowers stress
• regulates sleep cycles
• promotes longer health span (quality of life)
• improves cardiovascular system
• increases muscle mass, resulting in fat loss

If you don’t already, I would highly recommend giving strength training a try. This can be as simple as body weight exercises (squats, lunges etc).