strength training
noun
: activities that make muscles stronger
going to the gym for strength training
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Robin Barrett is a pharmacist, wellness coach, and senior coach at Ladder, a strength training app.
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Courtney Leiva, Peoplemag, 20 June 2024
Walking, jogging, yoga, and strength training may reduce depressive symptoms more than other exercises.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 15 May 2024
Exercise and diet For most men, an hour or two of strength training a week is enough to push back against the dad bod, Schoenfeld says.
—Ian McMahan, Washington Post, 7 July 2024
And this Pilates glute workout will zero in on that all-important area—including the tiny muscles that often get overlooked in traditional strength training.
—Christa Sgobba, SELF, 3 July 2024
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Courtney Leiva, Peoplemag, 20 June 2024
Walking, jogging, yoga, and strength training may reduce depressive symptoms more than other exercises.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 15 May 2024
Exercise and diet For most men, an hour or two of strength training a week is enough to push back against the dad bod, Schoenfeld says.
—Ian McMahan, Washington Post, 7 July 2024
And this Pilates glute workout will zero in on that all-important area—including the tiny muscles that often get overlooked in traditional strength training.
—Christa Sgobba, SELF, 3 July 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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