力量訓練也提供功能性益處。強壯的肌肉可改善姿勢、提供關節更好的支撐及減少日常活動傷害的風險。此外,約三十歲後平均每年會減少3%~5%的瘦肌肉,而對於老人,進行重量訓練可防止肌少症的發生,甚至恢復一些功能性強度。根據一項於2017年發表於Journal of Bone and Mineral Research的研究,一周兩次三十分鐘的力量訓練可改善功能性表現,如骨密度與結構,增強更年期(常伴隨骨質流失)婦女力量。[6]
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