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

Trends around longevity and functional strength were already pushing more people toward resistance training, Severin says, but GLP-1s added a clinical urgency because they’re associated with a loss of lean muscle mass that strength training can help mitigate. —Caitlin Carlson, SELF, 27 Mar. 2026

Voos, who is also head team physician for the Cleveland Browns, said NFL football players at training camp might do a lot of conditioning one day, then work on flexibility and balance the next, then move onto strength training, all of which is intermixed with playing football. —CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026

Including strength training in your routine can improve balance, mobility, and metabolic health, Wetter says. —Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 15 Mar. 2026

Try cardio like walking or strength training. —Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 11 Mar. 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