You don't just need gym strength... you need life strength!

Resistance training can sometimes feel like something that's only relevant if you love the gym, want to lift enormous weights or get very excited about your squat PB.But what if we stopped thinking about gym strength and started thinking about life strength?In this episode, I'm talking about why resistance training has such a huge carry-over into the things we do every day — and why building and maintaining muscle becomes increasingly important as we get older.Because the movements we practise when we train aren't really that unusual. Squatting helps us get up and down. Hinges help us pick things off the floor. Pushing, pulling, carrying and bracing are things our bodies need to do all the bloody time = from lugging suitcases around to carrying the shopping, playing sport or attempting to clean the shower through that stupid tiny gap between the doors. 😂You don't have to become someone who lives in the weights section of the gym either. Resistance classes, simple home workouts, bodyweight exercises and beginner-friendly gym sessions can all give your body a reason to get stronger.I started out as a complete cardio bunny, so I know that venturing into resistance training for the first time can feel like entering a completely different fitness world. But give yourself time to learn, get some support and stick with it, and you might be amazed by how quickly you start to feel stronger — not just during your workouts, but outside them too.Because ultimately we're not training to be good at the gym.We're training to be good at life.And future-us would quite like to be a bunch of capable old-lady ninjas. 🥷💜If you'd like to get started with resistance training at home, you'll find beginner-friendly workouts, Flex On-The-Go sessions and structured programmes inside Flex by AMF:Flex by AMFReal-life fitness for real life. 💜