strength training
noun
: activities that make muscles stronger
going to the gym for strength training
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Any dip in energy, unexplained weight loss, and trouble exercising are all tell-your-doctor signs, too.
Staying active in any way can lower frailty risk—but strength training is the real MVP.
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Kathleen Felton, SELF, 17 Jan. 2025
Most studies indicate that strength training is safe for older patients with bone disease, but people at risk for spinal fractures should avoid exercises that cause forward movements of the spine or rapid twisting spine movements, Cosman said.
—Shiv Sudhakar, NBC News, 15 Jan. 2025
According to the Mayo Clinic, strength training can help preserve and enhance lean muscle mass that naturally diminishes as one ages.
—Nicole Dunn, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Before long, exercise scientists began to discover that strength training is beneficial for just about all measures of physical fitness.
—Danielle Friedman, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
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Kathleen Felton, SELF, 17 Jan. 2025
Most studies indicate that strength training is safe for older patients with bone disease, but people at risk for spinal fractures should avoid exercises that cause forward movements of the spine or rapid twisting spine movements, Cosman said.
—Shiv Sudhakar, NBC News, 15 Jan. 2025
According to the Mayo Clinic, strength training can help preserve and enhance lean muscle mass that naturally diminishes as one ages.
—Nicole Dunn, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Before long, exercise scientists began to discover that strength training is beneficial for just about all measures of physical fitness.
—Danielle Friedman, New York Times, 15 Jan. 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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