Strength Training Essay

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Effects of Endurance/Strength Training on the Human Body Exercise is a major key when it comes to living a healthy lifestyle. Although there are many different types of exercise as well as different types of intensity levels, depending on age, weight, gender, disease, etc., some types of exercise are better than others. Regardless of the type of workout, exercise helps control weight and certain health conditions and diseases. It also helps people be more positive and boost their energy. In the first study, it looks into the impact of extreme endurance workout on the heart. According to this study, regular exercise is very beneficial when it comes to preventing and treating certain health conditions. The World Health Organization states that …show more content…

Even though stress isn’t always a major issue as everyone gets stressed out every once in a while, stress does have a long-term effect on peoples physical and mental health. In this study, 15 people completed a 6-week aerobic exercise program, another 15 people completed a weight training program the same amount of time and then there was a control group, who didn’t do any training program. This study shows that the 15 people who completed the aerobic program had the greatest reductions in stress and recovery in response to it. Most exercise is good for relieving stress of any kind but according to this study, aerobic exercise has the most …show more content…

Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic progressive inflammatory auto-immune disease which causes damage to the muscles, making it harder to use the fingers, feet, wrists and/or ankles. In a shorter definition, rheumatoid arthritis is a progressive disease that causes muscle loss. Women between the ages of 40-60 years old are more susceptible to this disease but anyone can develop symptoms. Strength training enhances muscle strength and functional capacity as well as prevents further reduction of bone density. In a “recent Cochrane review of exercise therapy for treating rheumatoid arthritis, it was concluded that long-term dynamic exercise is effective in increasing aerobic capacity and/ or muscle strength.” There is another recent study by Lemmey of a 24-week high-intensity strength training program that was effective in restoring lean muscle mass and physical functions in people with rheumatoid arthritis. However, these results ended up coinciding with results from a different study by Rall, which states “progressive strength training failed to augment fat-free mass in patients with RA.” Because of these conflicting results, the true answer is

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