resistance exercises
Weighted workout movements
Resistance exercises are physical activities that work muscles against an opposing force—weights, elastic bands, or body weight.
The term encompasses weight training, calisthenics, and similar workouts designed to build strength: Her physical therapist recommended resistance exercises to rebuild the injured knee.
Distinguished from cardiovascular exercise, which targets heart and lung endurance.
- upper bodyTorso and arms region
- free weightsUntethered resistance training equipment
- machinesDevices that perform tasks
- strength buildingDeveloping muscular force
- muscle buildingDeveloping physical strength
body weight · lower body · powerlifting · hypertrophy · bodybuilding · rehabilitation · injury prevention · rest days · muscle tension · kettlebells · core · chest · functional fitness · back · shoulders · medicine balls · weight training · progressive overload
- sprint trainingsprints, standing starts, starts, wind sprints, hill sprints
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Pulse-elevating exercise regimen
aerobic exercise · aerobics · endurance training · running · jogging
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Extending muscles or material
flexibility exercises · yoga · static stretching · foam rolling · dynamic stretching
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Cessation of activity
physical inactivity · bed rest · inactivity · sitting · meditation
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