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Lifting Weights for Different Purposes
Lifting weights is a wonderful way to be fit and healthy. This man is lifting a barbell with weights.
This woman is lifting weights, too. She is lifting weights because she is a bodybuilder.
Bodybuilders lift weights because they want to get big muscles. But most people lift weights for other purposes.
“I lift weights to exercise. Lifting weights makes me relax and burn calories so I don’t gain a lot of weight.”
“Because I lift weights, I am healthier and I can do all of the physical things I want to do.”
“I also enjoy lifting weights because I can do it with my friend.”
“I’m a runner and I mostly run to exercise. My goal is to run fast, but weights are still important to me.”
“I lift weights to keep my muscles strong so I don’t get hurt. Weights help me to keep running.”
“Weights not only help me to stay healthy, but they also help me to run faster!”
“I’m a physical therapist, and I instruct my patients to use weights to recover from being hurt.”
“I am showing this woman how to lift this dumbbell, so that she can recover from being hurt and live a healthy life.”
“Dumbbells are a great way to get back to a healthy life if my patients have been hurt.”
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