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Could lifting weights actually help you live longer?
Key takeaways
- Data gathered from decades-long studies suggested that carrying out regular resistance or weight training over an extended period can significantly lower the chance of death from heart disease and stroke.
- The benefits also included reducing the risk of death from neurological disease.
- Experts said it was further evidence that strength-based training can help prevent or delay poor health and could ease pressure on overstretched health services.
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Dominic Hughes,Health correspondent,Lesley Hitchen,Health Producerand James Govan,Health Producer Getty Images Weight-based training has grown in popularity in recent years Doing 90 minutes to two hours of weight training per week can greatly reduce the risk of an early death, according to new research.
Data gathered from decades-long studies suggested that carrying out regular resistance or weight training over an extended period can significantly lower the chance of death from heart disease and stroke.
The benefits also included reducing the risk of death from neurological disease.
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