strength training
noun
: activities that make muscles stronger
going to the gym for strength training
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Research shows that doing 30 to 60 minutes of strength training a week can lower your risk of premature aging, heart disease and cancer by 10 to 20 percent.
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Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 9 Aug. 2024
Participants who consumed baking soda in a study involving strength training were able to do more reps with less muscle fatigue than the placebo group.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN, 9 Aug. 2024
To narrow down the list, our editors tried everything from from strength training to H.I.I.T exercises to traditional yoga classes to see how the mats would fair.
—Paris Wilson, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Aug. 2024
It's recommended that adults get at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity each week and strength training at least twice a week.5
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Medications and supplements could also cause constipation.
—Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 2 Aug. 2024
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Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 9 Aug. 2024
Participants who consumed baking soda in a study involving strength training were able to do more reps with less muscle fatigue than the placebo group.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN, 9 Aug. 2024
To narrow down the list, our editors tried everything from from strength training to H.I.I.T exercises to traditional yoga classes to see how the mats would fair.
—Paris Wilson, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Aug. 2024
It's recommended that adults get at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity each week and strength training at least twice a week.5
Certain Medications
Medications and supplements could also cause constipation.
—Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 2 Aug. 2024
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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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