There are many ways you can strengthen your muscles, whether you're at home or in a gym. To get health benefits from strength exercises, you should do them to the point where you need a short rest before repeating the activity.
Examples of muscle-strengthening activities include:
- carrying heavy shopping bags
- yoga
- pilates
- lifting weights
- working with resistance bands
- doing exercises that use your own body weight, such as push-ups and sit-ups
- heavy gardening, such as digging and shovelling
- wheeling a wheelchair
- lifting and carrying children
You can do activities that strengthen your muscles on the same or different days as your aerobic activity – whatever's best for you.
Adapted from: https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/exercise/physical-activity-guidelines-for-adults-aged-19-to-64/
