Most people know that a lack of exercise can contribute to their risk of diabetes, but new research indicates that resistance exercise might actually decrease your risk more than other kinds of exercise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A team of researchers from several different universities looked at the data from 4,681 adults between the ages of 20 and 100 who did not have diabetes. The volunteers all had physical exams at baseline and at the end of the study, and all did leg and chest presses so the researchers could measure their muscle strength. These muscle strength measurements were adjusted for factors such as age, body weight and sex.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The scientists found that the volunteers with moderate muscle mass had a 32% lower risk of type 2 diabetes, independent of other lifestyle factors, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 frequent smoking<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 obesity<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 frequent drinking<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 high blood pressure<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Although the research team wasn\u2019t able to collect detailed information on the resistance training habits of all the volunteers, they did collect the information from some participants. Using this data, they found that there might be a link between a person\u2019s muscle strength and how frequently they do resistance training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The study\u2019s co-author Angelique Brellenthin explains, \u201cYou\u2019re not necessarily going to see the results of resistance training on your bathroom scale, but there are several health benefits. It may help lower your risk for type 2 diabetes even though you do not lose body weight, and we know maintaining muscle mass helps us stay functional and independent throughout life.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe want to encourage small amounts of resistance training and it doesn\u2019t need to be complicated,\u201d says Brellenthin. \u201cYou can get a good resistance workout with squats, planks or lunges. Then, as you build strength, you can consider adding free weights or weight machines.\u201d
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