strength training

noun

: activities that make muscles stronger

going to the gym for strength training

Examples of strength training in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The smartest approach uses both, alongside regular strength training. —Allison Palmer june 2, Charlotte Observer, 2 June 2026

Don’t skip strength training Strength training can boost metabolism while helping tone the body and strengthen the core. —Yolanda Harris, AJC.com, 28 May 2026

Federal guidance from the CDC for adults 65+ is at least 150 minutes a week of moderate-intensity aerobic activity, or 75 minutes of vigorous-intensity activity, or an equivalent combination, plus at least 2 days of strength training. —Panashe Matemba-Mutasa, Mercury News, 27 May 2026

Strava Muscle Maps As well as being consistent with an increase in the popularity of strength training, even as an add-on discipline for runners and cyclists, the improvement in Strava’s muscle maps feature is in harmony with wearable tech itself. —Andrew Williams, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026

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Medical Definition

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