weight training
noun
: a system of conditioning involving lifting weights especially for strength and endurance
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Almost every activity counts (with one exception) The study found that most individual activities—including walking, jogging, running, weight training, rowing, stair climbing, and racquet sports—were associated with lower mortality risk.
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Ciara Lucas, SELF, 20 Jan. 2026
Fewer Heart Health Risk Factors Cardio helps make your heart stronger, but weight training can be good for your cardiovascular health, too.
—Jenessa Connor, Health, 17 Jan. 2026
All these greens have to do is teach weight training to check all the boxes of my New Year’s resolutions.
—Carolynn Carreño, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026
The third group took part in weight loss activities and in supervised exercise using weight training machines.
—Kristen Marie Beavers, The Conversation, 7 Jan. 2026
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Ciara Lucas, SELF, 20 Jan. 2026
Fewer Heart Health Risk Factors Cardio helps make your heart stronger, but weight training can be good for your cardiovascular health, too.
—Jenessa Connor, Health, 17 Jan. 2026
All these greens have to do is teach weight training to check all the boxes of my New Year’s resolutions.
—Carolynn Carreño, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026
The third group took part in weight loss activities and in supervised exercise using weight training machines.
—Kristen Marie Beavers, The Conversation, 7 Jan. 2026
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“Weight training.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weight%20training. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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