力量訓練都畀到功能性好處。強壯嘅肌肉可改善姿勢、畀到關節更好嘅支撐同減少日常活動傷害嘅風險。另外,約三十歲後平均每年會減少3%—5%嘅瘦肌肉,而對於老人嚟講,做重量訓練可防止肌少症嘅發生,甚至恢復一啲功能性強度。根據一項2017年喺Journal of Bone and Mineral Research發表嘅研究,一個禮拜兩次三十分鐘嘅力量訓練可改善功能性表現,如骨密度同結構,增強更年期(常伴隨骨質流失)婦女力量[5]。
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