Strength Training: An Essential Part of Weight Management

Strength training is a critical part of sustaining weight loss and maintaining muscle mass, especially as we get older. Strength or weight training involves using resistance to work your muscles & improve your overall health. Resistance bands, free weights or dumbbells, weight machines, or even your own body weight can be used.

Research has shown that resistance training “improves strength and body composition (e.g., lean mass, fat mass).”¹ It has also been linked with decreased food cravings.² People of all ages, fitness levels, and mobility levels can customize resistance training to suit their own abilities. To reap these benefits, try to do resistance training at least twice a week. Get started with the resources below!

If you’re just starting resistance training, check out these five beginner videos:

• 6 Easy Strength Training Exercises
• 20 Minute Full Body Strength Workout (With Weights)
• 30 Minute Bodyweight Workout (No Equipment Needed)
• 30 Minute Seated or Standing Full Body Workout
• 30 Minute Weight Training Workout (With Weights)

If you’re looking for more of a challenge, try out the videos here:

• 10 Minute Upper Body Workout with Dumbbells
• 20 Minute Full Body Strength Workout (No Equipment Needed)
• 30 Minute Full Body Resistance Training (With Weights)
• 8 Body Weight Exercises Everyone Should Do
• 30-Minute Full-Body Strength-Training Workout (With Weights)

If you’d rather go to gym to do resistance training, here are a few helpful resources that explain what to do and how to get started:

• How to Start a Resistance Training Routine
• Guide to Strength Training (With 33 Exercises)
• Weight Training for Beginners in the Gym

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Consult with a doctor before starting any new exercise program to ensure it is safe for you. The exercise videos linked in this article are not created by us. We have provided links to videos that we believe may be helpful for our readers. However, we do not own or control the content of these videos, and we cannot guarantee their accuracy, safety, or suitability for individual fitness levels.