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Weights are exercise equipment
Sports equipment

Sports equipment is a general term for any object used for sport or exercise.Examples for sports include:...
 used for strength training
Strength training

Strength training is the use of resistance to muscular contraction to build the physical strength, Anaerobic exercise and Muscle hypertrophy of skeletal muscles....
. The term is typically used as a shortened form of the term free weights, but it can also refer to any exercise machine
Exercise machine

An exercise machine is any machine used in exercise. These range from simple spring-like devices to computerized electromechanical rides to recirculating-stream swimming pools....
 that uses weighted plates to generate the major opposing force.








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Weights are exercise equipment
Sports equipment

Sports equipment is a general term for any object used for sport or exercise.Examples for sports include:...
 used for strength training
Strength training

Strength training is the use of resistance to muscular contraction to build the physical strength, Anaerobic exercise and Muscle hypertrophy of skeletal muscles....
. The term is typically used as a shortened form of the term free weights, but it can also refer to any exercise machine
Exercise machine

An exercise machine is any machine used in exercise. These range from simple spring-like devices to computerized electromechanical rides to recirculating-stream swimming pools....
 that uses weighted plates to generate the major opposing force.

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Weight Lifting Weight Training
Weight training

Weight training is a common type of strength training for developing the physical strength and size of skeletal muscles. It uses the force of gravity to oppose the force generated by muscle through Muscle contraction#Concentric contraction or Muscle contraction#Eccentric contraction....
General Fitness Training
General Fitness Training

General fitness training works towards broad goals of overall health and well-being, rather than narrow goals of sport competition, larger muscles or concerns over appearance....
Weighted Clothing
Weighted clothing

Weighted clothing is the adding of weight to various parts of the body through attaching weighted pieces to the body which leave the hands free to grasp....