Research
Mixed
Resistance exercise training reduces cancer mortality and recurrence risk in cancer survivors, with benefits seen even at low-to-moderate intensities.
If you are a cancer survivor, aim to do resistance training at least once a week. Even low-to-moderate intensity exercises can significantly reduce your risk of cancer recurrence and death. This is especially important for breast and prostate cancer survivors to maintain muscle and quality of life.
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cancer survivors who participated in RET at least once per week had a 33% reduction in all-cause mortality... regular performance of RET led to improvements in lean body mass, strength, and whole-body fat mass
Why this rating
Supported by large cohort studies and meta-analyses.
Source
Resistance Exercise Training as a Primary Countermeasure to Age-Related Chronic Disease
Jonathan C. Mcleod et al. · Frontiers in Physiology · 2019
DOI 10.3389/fphys.2019.00645
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