Many people continue to neglect this key component of fitness. Muscle conditioning or strength training contributes much to a long, healthy life and should be an integral component in all fitness plans.

Body Conditioning or Muscle Conditioning or Strength Training or Resistance Training or Weightlifting are all commonly used terms to describe and define exercises, activities and routines that have a conditioning effect on the musculoskeletal system of the human body.

The term conditioning implies that it is an activity that aims to bring the body to a desired state of condition.

Muscle conditioning is any exercise that uses resistance or some form of weight to strengthen and condition the musculoskeletal system, improving muscle tone and endurance and offering a variety of health and longevity benefits.