How Weight Lifting Strengthens Heart Structure and Function

Aerobic workouts, or cardio, have long been viewed as key to heart health. However, weight or resistance training also delivers surprising heart benefits.

Clinical guidelines now recommend resistance training as part of both the prevention and management of cardiovascular disease.

“Even doing resistance training just twice a week, for 15 to 20 minutes a session, can make a big difference,” Amanda Paluch, a physical activity epidemiologist and kinesiologist, told The Epoch Times.