PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — For the last 40 years, the American Heart Association has stressed the importance of aerobic exercise as a key part of physical fitness and heart health.
Study after study has supported that claim. Moderate exercise for 30 minutes a day on most days can have a dramatic impact.
However, there is one form of exercise that is often ignored by many of us: Resistance training, the use of light weights or resistance bands, can help people with strength and balance.
And if strength training is done with minimal recovery time between various exercises, there is also aerobic benefit.
As we get older, these exercises continue to play a big role in good health. It makes sense to include strength and resistance training into your exercise routine.
Get more medical reports from Dr. Brian McDonough.
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