The ultimate anti-aging body-firming formula? Weight training exercise does both!

Weight training exercise is now the best way to fight the signs and physical components of aging! Forget the creams, gels, and tablets. Very few are actually effective on the majority those who use them.

If you get lucky with one of them, still consider weight training! Its' effects will overpower that of your pill or cream a hundred fold!

Weight training keeps your skin and muscles firm and flexible. As you age, both of these continue to become flabbier and thus they form wrinkles.

Even well into a person's 60s and 70s, they can reverse this process and look decades younger with a good weight training program. And plus, even at that age it is quite possible to be as fit and mobile as she was decades before!

Weight Training Exercise for Weight Loss

Weight training exercise boosts your metabolism! This means that throughout the day, no matter what you are doing, your body will be processing and burning calories at a faster rate. In turn, this increases your ability to lose weight and stay lean!

Another great attribute to weight training several times per week is that it builds muscle.

Why is this important? Because not only does it make you stronger and your body firmer, (less jelly-belly) but muscle burns far more calories than fat does.

So if you replace the excess fat on your body with muscle, you will be burning hundreds more calories per day just by carrying it. This makes it easily possible for you to become muscular and lean.

Effects on Diseases and Illnesses

Done correctly, a good weight training exercise program most often will help eliminate any pains or injuries you may have- even ones that have been around for years!

Pilates is one of the best weight training exercise programs out there. There have been many case studies of people with back injuries and pains that caused sleeplessness, or sports and accidental injuries, that were eliminated after several weeks of following the program.

Back pain? Tennis elbow? Weak neck or shoulders? A solid weight training exercise program may very well help more than your doctor's prescription can. (Note: Do NOT quit your prescription or start a weight training exercise program without consulting your doctor. Talk to him or her about your condition and ask if this type of exercise can help you.)

The Looks

Let's face it- we all want to look stunning! Long, lean legs, a flat stomach, sculpted arms... most of us women desire that healthy slim look.

Weight training exercise is certainly good for your health and will help you live a longer, fuller life. That's a great reason to do it several times per week!

But another reason, of course, is our own vanity. There is no use denying it, we want to look fabulous!

For maximum results, your weight training exercise program should be three non-consecutive days of the week, combined with aerobic exercise on your off days. You should also take one day per week off completely from either of your programs.

Combine weight training with aerobic exercise and a healthy eating plan, and you will notice the effect on your body within two weeks! These three components working together will put your weight loss and fitness goals on power drive!

Weight Training Exercises

Pilates is one of the best! It is simple yet effective and isn't too rigorous. It is also very easy on joints and will help to strengthen them.

Pilates can be modified if you have specific pain or an injury, and it will still be effective. Look forward to saying goodbye to your pains after several weeks with Pilates!

Pilates also burns calories and builds calorie-eating muscles that are lean and beautiful, not bulky. You can see how easy it can be to transform your body this way!

At home, more great exercises for weight training are sit-ups, push-ups, and crunches. These are easy to do, don't require any supplies, and can be done basically anywhere!

Secondly, free weights will definitely help your routine. Using a set of dumbbells can eliminate the need for a gym membership and will quickly help you to achieve your goals.

Always remember while weight training, your movements should be long and smooth, never jerky or quick. Consider paying a few dollars to take a weight training exercise class at your local gym to learn how to improve injury, not cause it, and keep your workouts effective.

As always, use the information in this article and your own head to determine what is right for you. Ask your doctor before you begin an exercise program.

And the most important piece of advice I can give you when you decide to start:

Don't go too far all at once, or you will burn out! Keep it slow and steady, the tortoise always wins the race. :)