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Analysis Suggests that 90–120 Weekly Minutes of Strength Training May Be Optimal for Lowering Death Risk
The benefit was strongest when strength work was paired with aerobic exercise, and no added mortality reduction appeared above 120 minutes a week.
- Researchers found that 90–119 minutes of weekly strength training is associated with a 13% lower risk of death, according to a 30-year study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine involving 147,374 participants.
- Over the 30-year monitoring period, researchers tracked 115,834 women and 31,540 men, quizzed every 2 years on their exercise habits to analyze combined impacts of aerobic activity and resistance training on mortality.
- The same 90–119 minute weekly duration specifically reduced the risk of dying from cardiovascular disease by 19% and neurological disease by 27%, substantiating the broad mortality benefit.
- No further health benefits were observed beyond 120 minutes of weekly resistance training, though combining strength-based workouts with aerobic activity amplified the observed mortality reductions.
- Tom Burton, strategic lead for health and wellbeing policy at Sport England, called strength-based activity a "powerful tool" for healthy aging, helping maintain mobility while easing pressures on healthcare services.
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A strong musculature could help reduce the risk of death. A long-term study shows how much strength training per week is optimal.
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