General Strengthening treatment in Physiofitguru
General Strengthening
Strengthening exercises are exercises which are designed to increase the strength of specific or groups of muscles.
Benefits
Strengthening exercises overload the muscle until the point of muscle fatigue. This force and overload of a muscle encourages the growth, increasing the strength. Weak muscles can increase the risk of injury to the surrounding joints and soft tissues.
There are many different benefits of strengthening exercises. Some of the benefits of receiving a strengthening exercise programme are:
- Muscle strength is improved
- Decrease energy expenditure as muscles are more efficient
- Reduced risk of injury
- Improve function
- Improve quality of movement
- Delay onset of arthritic conditions
