strength training
noun
: activities that make muscles stronger
going to the gym for strength training
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Experts recommend 150-300 minutes of moderate activity per week postpartum, along with strength training and stretching.
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Ashley Austin, Time, 20 July 2025
Try out activities like swimming, strength training, aerobics, dancing, and biking.
—Laura Dorwart, Verywell Health, 18 July 2025
However, say this same 70kg person was already accustomed to strength training and lifting weights, and had a good level of cardiovascular fitness, then a 5kg or 10kg vest would be appropriate, too.
—Morgan Fargo, Vogue, 18 July 2025
Local households began to explore new ways to approach strength training, space-saving equipment, and flexible fitness routines.
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Ashley Austin, Time, 20 July 2025
Try out activities like swimming, strength training, aerobics, dancing, and biking.
—Laura Dorwart, Verywell Health, 18 July 2025
However, say this same 70kg person was already accustomed to strength training and lifting weights, and had a good level of cardiovascular fitness, then a 5kg or 10kg vest would be appropriate, too.
—Morgan Fargo, Vogue, 18 July 2025
Local households began to explore new ways to approach strength training, space-saving equipment, and flexible fitness routines.
—Connie Etemadi, AZCentral.com, 17 July 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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