Aerobic exercise is associated with a lower risk of premature death, but until now it was not clear whether weight training could have similar effects. Recently, a large study showed that even regular weight training is associated with a lower risk of premature death.
Researchers led by academics at the US National Cancer Institute in Rockville, Maryland examined data on almost 100,000 participating adults.
The study found that adults who reported exercising with weights had a 9% lower "risk of all-cause mortality." A similar observation was made for heart disease deaths, but no association was found between weight training and cancer deaths.
Adults who reported doing aerobic activity and lifting weights at least once or twice a week were found to have a 41% to 47% lower risk of premature death.
The study focused only on weights, but there were other types of muscle-strengthening exercises, the researchers said, such as push-ups, squats, pilates, tuck jumps and burpees.
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Source: British Journal of Sports Medicine
