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April 29, 2008

Weight-training found to lead to fat loss in women

Aerobic exercise (such as brisk walking and swimming) has long been recommended as part of a ‘healthy’ lifestyle, particularly with regard to heart and ‘cardiovascular’ health and weight control. However, in recent times there has been a little more focus on the role of ‘resistance’ exercise (such as weight-training) as a means to improve health, wellbeing and weight. With this in mind, I was interested to a read a study published this month in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition which assessed the effects of weight training in a group of overweight women [1].

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