{"id":12263,"date":"2024-07-24T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-24T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/modernsciences.org\/staging\/4414\/?p=12263"},"modified":"2024-07-17T06:00:19","modified_gmt":"2024-07-17T06:00:19","slug":"want-the-health-benefits-of-strength-training-but-not-keen-on-the-gym-try-exercise-snacking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/modernsciences.org\/staging\/4414\/want-the-health-benefits-of-strength-training-but-not-keen-on-the-gym-try-exercise-snacking\/","title":{"rendered":"Want the health benefits of strength training but not keen on the gym? Try \u2018exercise snacking\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n \n Pressmaster\/Shutterstock<\/a><\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n\n Justin Keogh<\/a>, Bond University<\/a><\/em> and Jackson Fyfe<\/a>, Deakin University<\/a><\/em><\/span>\n\n

The science is clear: resistance training<\/a> is crucial to ageing well. Lifting weights (or doing bodyweight exercises like lunges, squats or push-ups) can help you live independently for longer, make your bones stronger, reduce your risk of diseases such as diabetes, and may even improve your sleep and mental health<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n

But not everyone loves the gym. Perhaps you feel you\u2019re not a \u201cgym person\u201d and never will be, or you\u2019re too old to start. Being a gym-goer can be expensive and time-consuming, and some people report feeling unwelcome<\/a> or awkward<\/a> at the gym.<\/p>\n\n

The good news is you don\u2019t need the gym, or lots of free time, to get the health benefits resistance training can offer.<\/p>\n\n

You can try \u201cexercise snacking\u201d instead.<\/p>\n\n

What is exercise snacking?<\/h2>\n\n

Exercise snacking involves doing multiple shorter bouts (as little as 20 seconds) of exercise throughout the day \u2013 often with minimal or no equipment. It\u2019s OK to have several hours of rest<\/a> between.<\/p>\n\n

You could do simple bodyweight exercises such as:<\/p>\n\n