weight-bearing
Americannoun
adjective
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“For the average person, it’s just lifestyle modifications. Some weight-bearing exercises, some strength training.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026
That means weight-bearing exercises and diligent strength training—something many women skip.
From Slate ● Feb. 27, 2025
While gyms and fitness studios closed during early stay-at-home orders, many slow-motion strength training studios remained open because they offered an essential rehabilitative service: weight-bearing physical therapy for pain management, osteoporosis and other conditions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2024
To bolster weight-bearing capacity, many researchers have attempted to thicken their paper-thin designs in varying spots.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 18, 2024
Then, the disturbance causes less distress; local swelling and evidence of supersensitiveness are not so pronounced and lameness is not intense, though weight-bearing is painful.
From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by Lacroix, John Victor
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