strength training
noun
: activities that make muscles stronger
going to the gym for strength training
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Activities like low-impact cardio (jogging or walking), strength training (weight lifting or weight-bearing exercises) and practicing Tai Chi or yoga will help with flexibility and balance.
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Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 28 Oct. 2025
Add some strength training Similar to aerobic exercises, low or moderate-impact strength training can also help patients with knee osteoarthritis.
—Gina Park, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025
Each workout lasted two hours and included strength training, plus 20 minutes on both the StairMaster and cross trainer.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
The Nobody Wants This star has been open about her workout routine over the years, which has included Pilates, strength training and cycling.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
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Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 28 Oct. 2025
Add some strength training Similar to aerobic exercises, low or moderate-impact strength training can also help patients with knee osteoarthritis.
—Gina Park, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025
Each workout lasted two hours and included strength training, plus 20 minutes on both the StairMaster and cross trainer.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
The Nobody Wants This star has been open about her workout routine over the years, which has included Pilates, strength training and cycling.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 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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