India, March 21 -- Strength training is an essential part of regular exercise in order to maintain overall health. Also known as resistance training or weight training, it is a group of physical activities that seeks to increase muscle strength, power, and endurance by making muscles work against a weight or force.

The exercises can be performed with physical weights that are lifted in gyms, resistance bands, or even with bodyweight, such as in squats and push-ups. But did you know that the benefits of strength training are not just limited to muscles? In fact, it also helps improve metabolism and maintain hormonal balance.

Taking to Instagram on March 21, Dr Vassily Eliopoulos, a longevity expert trained at Cornell University and co-fo...