Episode #268: Lifting Weights and Heart Disease
Barbell Medicine Podcast
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The Impact of Resistance Training on Cardiovascular Disease Risk
This chapter explores how resistance training improves blood sugar management, lipid levels, and resting blood pressure, all of which are risk factors for heart disease. It discusses a new paper that suggests combined aerobic and resistance training can lower the risk of all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality, and highlights the importance of incorporating safe weightlifting into rehabilitation programs for individuals with heart failure.
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