Which of the following types of health-related fitness would be most significantly improved by participating in intense weight training?

Intense weight training uses resistance to make muscles produce force, so it most directly improves muscular strength. Flexibility is improved mainly through stretching, while cardiorespiratory fitness is trained with sustained aerobic activity. Weight training can also build muscular endurance, but intense training is most closely associated with increasing strength.

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