Scientists found the strength training sweet spot for a longer life
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A couple of hours of strength training a week seems to be enough.
New study suggests that between 90 and 120 minutes of strength training per week may be associated with a longer life. But the greatest reduction in mortality risk arises when weights are combined with aerobic exercise. From 40 to 90 years, we explain what should change in training and how to work mobility.
Scientists found the strength training sweet spot for a longer life
Just 90–120 minutes of strength training a week may deliver some of the biggest long-term health rewards, according to a study tracking more than 147,000 people for 30 years. That amount was linked to lower risks of death overall, particularly from cardiovascular and neurological diseases. Combining strength workouts with aerobic exercise produced even stronger benefits.
Weight training and bodyweight training are not competitors. Why?
New study suggests that between 90 and 120 minutes of strength training per week may be associated with a longer life. But the greatest reduction in mortality risk arises when weights are combined with aerobic exercise. From 40 to 90 years, we explain what should change in training and how to work mobility.
A 30-year study tracking 147,374 people found a striking longevity sweet spot for strength training: about 90–120 minutes a week was associated with the lowest risk of premature death, and beyond roughly two hours the mortality benefit appeared to plateau.
Two hours a week is a modest slice of time. In a new analysis following 147,374 people across three long-running US cohorts, it was also close to the point where the relationship between strength training and longevity looked strongest. Participants who reported 90 to 119 minutes of resistance exercise a week had the lowest observed risk of dying during follow-up. Their relative hazard of death from any cause was 13% lower than that of participa…
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