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Resistance exercise improves NAFLD and may be more tolerable for patients with poor cardiorespiratory fitness who cannot tolerate intense aerobic exercise.
If you struggle with intense cardio like running, try resistance training. It improves NAFLD and is often easier for people with low fitness levels to maintain consistently.
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According to a systematic review, NAFLD is also improved with resistance exercise (as opposed to the therapeutic benefits of aerobic activities such as running), which may be more tolerable for the NAFLD patients who suffer from poor cardiorespiratory fitness and cannot tolerate intense aerobic exercise[35].
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Based on a systematic review cited in the text.
Source
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: An expanded review
Mark Benedict et al. · World Journal of Hepatology · 2017
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