STRENGTH TRAINING FOR THOSE WHO NEED IT MOST
LEARNING OBJECTIVES • To recognize that more than 65% of American adults are overweight or obese and more than 95% of American adults perform too little physical activity. • To understand that resistance exercise is a highly effective means for rebuilding muscle, recharging resting metabolism, and r...
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| Published in: | ACSM's health & fitness journal Vol. 20; no. 5; pp. 23 - 28 |
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| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
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American College of Sports Medicine
01-09-2016
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| Summary: | LEARNING OBJECTIVES • To recognize that more than 65% of American adults are overweight or obese and more than 95% of American adults perform too little physical activity. • To understand that resistance exercise is a highly effective means for rebuilding muscle, recharging resting metabolism, and reducing fat in overweight and obese individuals. • To realize that people with high body weight and low physical fitness are more likely to engage in low-volume and short-duration strength training programs. • To design research-based resistance training protocols that are physiologically and psychologically appropriate for beginning exercisers. • To evaluate similarities and differences in sex responses to resistance exercise. |
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| Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 |
| ISSN: | 1091-5397 1536-593X |
| DOI: | 10.1249/FIT.0000000000000237 |