Muscle and health
A new study published in January reinforces the importance of resistance training as we get older. Resistance training is not only important to maintain strength, balance, coordination and endurance, but it is also important for reducing inflammation associated with chronic diseases.
Aging and age-related diseases are associated with low-grade inflammation.
Researchers wanted to know if resistance training for an hour, twice a week, for 8 weeks would regulate the inflammatory response and protect cells against free radicals that cause damage to DNA.
The results are encouraging, and the effects were the same for older men and women.
Researcher Chun-Jung Huang, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Exercise Science and Health Promotion within FAU’s Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, says,
We know that regular physical exercise is an effective intervention in improving age-related diseases such as osteoporosis, sarcopenia or muscle loss and dynapenia, or loss of muscle strength, cardiovascular diseases, and type 2 diabetes.
Chun-Jung Huang
This research adds to the evidence that resistance training is important for health and ageing. It helps us enjoy our activities and protects our cells from damage.
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