New benefits of resistance exercise seem to be discovered all the time.

Research to date shows that resistance exercise is associated with improvements in all of the following:

• Muscular strength
  
• Muscle endurance
• Flexibility
• Functional capacity and ability (falling, climbing stairs)
• Insulin resistance
• Blood pressure
• Blood cholesterol levels
• Osteoporosis
• Sarcopenia (loss of muscle as we age)
• Low back pain
• Glucose metabolism
• Resting metabolic rate
• Body fat
• Energy
• Sleeping
• Psychological well-being/Mood