Do You Even Lift? Why Lifting Weights Is More Important For Your Health Than You Think

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Lifting weights can seem inaccessible if you don’t know how to do it. Pascal, CC BY-SA

Regular participation in muscle strengthening activity such as weight or resistance training has many health benefits. However, this mode of exercise has been largely overlooked in Australian health promotion. Our recent research shows a large majority of Australians do not engage in muscle strengthening activity.