Free Weight Area
There is a wide variety of equipment available.
If you’re considering joining a gym, you share a goal with people of every age group, body type, economic status and lifestyle: you want to lose fat and change your body. And while nutrition and cardio fitness are important and necessary aspects to achieving this goal, when it comes to changing how your body looks, weight training has more of an impact than anything you can do.
Benefits of weight training
If you’ve hesitated to start a strength training program, it may motivate you to know that lifting weights can:
Raise your Metabolism
Strength training increases the body's metabolic rate, causing the body to burn more calories throughout the day.
Strengthen Bones
Inactivity and aging can lead to a decrease in bone density and brittleness. Strength training can increase bone density and prevent Osteoporosis.
Increase Lean Muscle Mass and Muscle Strength, Power, and Endurance
Everyone can benefit from being stronger. Work harder, play more, workout longer.
Help Avoid Injuries
A variety of sports-related or life-related injuries can be prevented by strengthening muscles and joints.
Improve Coordination and Balance
Stronger more resilient muscles improves balance, leading to more comfortable living & fewer falls or accidents.
Decrease Risk of Coronary Disease
Strength training programs can decrease cholesterol and lower blood pressure.
Enhanced Performance in Sports or Exercise
Strength training enhances performance in all forms of physical activity.
Getting started with weight training
Great Lakes features over 2,000 square feet of free weights, cable and resistance machines, so we realize that getting started can be confusing. What exercises should you do? How many sets and reps? How much weight? Our ISSA certified trainers can design a routine based on your fitness goals and the time you have for workouts.
Free weights located with individual pieces of equipment for quick setup.