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How long should you strength train every week? (New Study)
Interesting new study: Long-term resistance training with all-cause and cause-specific mortality: assessing dose-response and joint associations with aerobic physical activity
GQ talked about it here: https://www.gq.com/story/how-long-you-should-strength-train-every-week-to-live-longer (could make for good social or email content).
TLDR:
- A large prospective study followed 147,374 adults for up to 30 years and examined the relationship between resistance training, aerobic exercise, and mortality.
- Performing 90–119 minutes of resistance training per week was associated with:
- 13% lower all-cause mortality
- 19% lower cardiovascular mortality
- 27% lower mortality from neurological diseases
- The mortality benefits of resistance training appeared to plateau beyond approximately 120 minutes per week.
- Individuals who performed both resistance training and aerobic exercise had lower mortality risk than those who performed either type of exercise alone.
- The lowest mortality risk was observed in participants who combined:
- 60–119 minutes of resistance training per week
- 30–45 MET-hours of aerobic activity per week
- For context, 30–45 MET-hours/week is roughly equivalent to:
- 7–11 hours of brisk walking per week, or
- 3–6 hours of jogging/running per week, depending on intensity.
- The study was observational, meaning it found associations but cannot prove that the exercise itself directly caused the reductions in mortality.
- The findings support current public health recommendations that encourage a combination of:
- Regular resistance training
- Regular aerobic activity
- Long-term consistency
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How long should you strength train every week? (New Study)
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