Resistance Training Important for Older Adults
Razi Berry For many older adults, resistance training may not be part of their daily routine, but a new position suggests it is vital to improving health and longevity. Would you like to live to be 100 years old? When you poll people on if they want to live to 100 years old, few will […]
Weight Lifting for an Hour Each Week May Reduce Risk of Heart Attack and Stroke
Razi Berry A recent study suggests that resistance exercise – lifting weights – for less than an hour a week may reduce risk of heart attack and stroke by 40 to 70 percent. “People may think they need to spend a lot of time lifting weights, but just 2 sets of bench presses that take […]
Anti-Aging Prescription: Resistance Training
Node Smith, ND Exercise of any kind is beneficial to health, but there may be some that are more effective, or efficient at achieving a specific goal. If your goal is to circumvent the effects of aging, and maintain strength and endurance into later years, it looks like resistance training may be your best option. […]
Resistance Training Immediately Improves Cardiovascular Health
A very interesting study just appeared showing how blood vessel function is improved after a single session of resistance-based interval training. This doesn’t mean that only one session is needed to see lasting improvement, but may be encouraging to those initiating an exercise program that every session is improving cardiovascular function. It’s not something that […]