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We all know that aerobic exercise is important for maintaining good health and fitness, but many of us are less aware of the benefits of strength training - activities such as weight lifting, working with resistance bands, push ups, sit ups, and squats, and even heavy domestic work such as digging in the garden.

We all know that aerobic exercise is important for maintaining good health and fitness, but many of us are less aware of the benefits of strength training - activities such as weight lifting, working with resistance bands, push ups, sit ups, and squats, and even heavy domestic work such as digging in the garden.

I get frequently asked a common question: “Which is better for fat loss - cardio or lifting weights?”

All exercise is not created equal. Here’s what you need to know about the fat-burning effects of cardio and weight training.

So it was week two this week at Studio Style Fitness for your out-of-shape writer. Once the muscles that had not been used for quite some time in a TRX/bodypump class had returned to some normality over the weekend, it was time to get to grips with something new this week.

Resistance training is one of the core elements of the eight-week fitness challenge which Sean Walsh, Michael Marigliano, and I, at The Mayo Advertiser, have taken up with the McWilliam Park Hotel leisure centre.

Strength training

The hard work of staff and members of Curves Galway has paid off with a European fitness award for this popular fitness facility. Why not be a part of this dynamic club and avail of all Curves has to offer.

Three Galway bodybuilders are set to compete on the global stage this Saturday June 16 at the National Amateur Body

Galway fitness guru Sarah Smith is leading a new sports craze in the west - the ancient art of kettlebells.