strength training
noun
: activities that make muscles stronger
going to the gym for strength training
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Weight Loss For those wishing to lose weight, recommendations are at least 150 minutes of moderate and 75 minutes of vigorous activity per week, plus at least two days of strength training.
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Amy Kwan, Verywell Health, 16 Apr. 2025
Active recovery, which should be scheduled in between your regular workouts or big races or competitions, can include walking, steady-state running or cycling, swimming, mobility exercises, stretching, and even low-intensity strength training.
—Alyssa Ages, Outside Online, 27 Mar. 2025
Elsewhere, there are two large, bright and airy gyms—one for strength training and one for cardio, both using TechnoGym equipment.
—John Wogan, Travel + Leisure, 25 Mar. 2025
For home users, Major Fitness designs ergonomic, space-efficient equipment, making strength training accessible in any home environment.
—Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2025
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Amy Kwan, Verywell Health, 16 Apr. 2025
Active recovery, which should be scheduled in between your regular workouts or big races or competitions, can include walking, steady-state running or cycling, swimming, mobility exercises, stretching, and even low-intensity strength training.
—Alyssa Ages, Outside Online, 27 Mar. 2025
Elsewhere, there are two large, bright and airy gyms—one for strength training and one for cardio, both using TechnoGym equipment.
—John Wogan, Travel + Leisure, 25 Mar. 2025
For home users, Major Fitness designs ergonomic, space-efficient equipment, making strength training accessible in any home environment.
—Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2025
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strength training
noun
: a system of physical conditioning in which muscles are exercised by being worked against an opposing force (as by lifting weights) to increase strength
While everyone loses some muscle mass with age, a condition known as sarcopenia, it's possible to slow or even reverse that loss with regular strength training.—Food & Fitness Advisor
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