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Resistance training exercises can be performed using body weight, free weights including dumb bells, resistance bands and suspension trainers including TRX. There are many physiological benefits including maintaining and improving muscular strength, muscular endurance, balance, mobility, co-ordination and communication between brain muscle and nerves.

The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) have listed conditions that can be helped and managed with regular resistance training, these include:

• Arthritis

• Cancers

• Cardiovascular disease

• Dementia

• Depression

• Diabetes

• Fall risk

• Frailty

• Hypertension

• Insomnia

• Low back pain

• Mental health

• Movement disorders

• Obesity

• Osteoarthritis

• Osteoporosis

• Pulmonary disorders

• Peripheral vascular disease

• Stroke