Dr Bradley Elliott, Senior Lecturer in Physiology, wrote an article for The Conversation about new research which suggests that just 30-90 minutes of resistance training per week can decrease your risk of premature death.
In the article, Dr Elliott spoke about how there has long been evidence that moderate aerobic exercise is good for lifelong health. Discussing the impact of resistance exercise, he wrote: “While it’s thought these kinds of exercises are probably also good for health and longevity, less evidence has existed about showing the benefits.”
Discussing recent research, he added: “The researchers found that 30-90 minutes of resistance exercise per week was optimal for lowering overall risk of dying from all causes. More strikingly, they also found regularly performing more than three hours of strength training per week could actually increase risk of premature death by about 10%.”
He wrote: “The findings of this study are largely in line with what the NHS already recommends. According to them, adults aged 19 to 64 should aim to do two strength training sessions per week in order to benefit their overall health. But given public health guidelines are often a compromise between what’s optimal to perform and what people won’t be put off by, it’s promising to see that the optimal amount of strength training per week to benefit to health so closely mirrors current guidelines.”
Read the full article on The Conversation’s website.
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