VIDEO 1
STRENGTH TRAINING INTRODUCTION

We have over 600 muscles in our body! Our muscles help us feel strong and stable, and help us lift, bend, push, and pull. Strength training is a type of exercise that focuses on building strength by challenging our muscles.



We typically use resistance in the form of body weight, weights we hold in our hands, resistance bands or tubing, and machines. There isn’t one type that is “better” than the other. It depends what is accessible, reasonable, safe, and what you like to use. The goal of strength training is to build or maintain muscle strength. There are many benefits of strength training that extend past the benefits for our muscles.