How did fear revolts by the helots influence life in Sparta?

Basically, since the Spartans and Lacedaemonians (people who lived around Sparta were in constant fear of being attacked by hordes of revolting helots, they changed their life style. They made sure that every farmer and able bodied man was able to take up arms, they developed a higher interest in the wellbeing of the state, and changed themselves into completely militarily oriented killing machines. hi