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Associations Between Resistance Training and All-Cause Mortality: NHANES 1999-2006.
American journal of lifestyle medicine·August 1, 2026·PMID 39554967
Why it mattersCurrent guidelines recommend ≥2 days/week of resistance training for health benefits, but this large, nationally representative study found no mortality benefit, challenging a widely held assumption and highlighting the need for more nuanced evidence on RT's role in longevity.
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