Strength training may sound intense and hard to perform, but it’s not. With dumbbells, barbells and other load-bearing equipment, strength-training exercises will stress your muscles, but they’ll do so safely and more effectively than other workouts.
After your first workout, your muscles may be more fatigued than they were after other exercise programs – and that’s good because it means you’re creating new fat-burning lean muscle.
Besides its muscle-building benefits, strength training also boosts your body’s health. A small study showed that whole-body resistance training can help reduce chronic lower back pain.
