{"id":2850,"date":"2026-06-07T21:33:54","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T21:33:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tampamovingjournal.com\/?p=2850"},"modified":"2026-06-07T21:33:54","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T21:33:54","slug":"this-exercise-habit-may-slash-dementia-risk-and-help-you-live-longer-study-finds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tampamovingjournal.com\/?p=2850","title":{"rendered":"This exercise habit may slash dementia risk and help you live longer, study finds"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><div><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2849\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/tampamovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/b2b1c541c0e47b365ee9ffdf9b7817cc.webp\" width=\"764\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tampamovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/b2b1c541c0e47b365ee9ffdf9b7817cc.webp 764w, https:\/\/tampamovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/b2b1c541c0e47b365ee9ffdf9b7817cc-300x170.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 764px) 100vw, 764px\" \/><\/figure>\n <span>article<\/span><\/div> <div><div><p><span>A man exercises on a fitness machine during the &#8216;FIBO 2026 &#8211; For a strong and healthy society&#8217; trade fair at Koelnmesse on April 17, 2026 in Cologne, Germany. FIBO is the world&#8217;s leading trade show for health, fitness and wellness. (Photo by Andreas <\/span> <!-- --><\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/tampamovingjournal.com\/?p=2847\">Fireworks explode as box truck burns on Tennessee highway<\/a><\/p> <div>Expand<\/div><\/div><\/div> <!-- --><\/div> <!-- --><p>People who incorporate <u>strength training<\/u> into their weekly routines may be more likely to live longer, according to a new study.<\/p> <!-- --><p>Researchers from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health analyzed data from 147,374 adults and found that people who engaged in moderate amounts of resistance training had a lower risk of dying from several major causes, including <u>heart disease<\/u> and neurological disease.<\/p> <p>The findings were published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.<\/p> <!-- --><p><strong><u>OLDER ADULTS SHOULD TARGET THESE MUSCLES WHEN STRENGTH-TRAINING, SAYS FITNESS PRO<\/u><\/strong><\/p> <!-- --><div><\/div> <!-- --><p>People who performed between 90 and 119 minutes of resistance training per week had a 13% lower risk of death from any cause compared to those who did no strength training.<\/p> <!-- --><p>The same group also experienced a 19% <u>lower risk of death from cardiovascular<\/u> disease and a 27% lower risk of death from neurological diseases, most of which were related to dementia.<\/p> <!-- --><p>Researchers found that the greatest benefit occurred when resistance training was combined with aerobic exercise.<\/p> <!-- --><p>Adults who regularly participated in both forms of exercise had up to a 45% <u>lower risk of death<\/u> than those who did little aerobic activity and no resistance training.<\/p> <!-- --><p><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR HEALTH NEWSLETTER<\/u><\/strong><\/p> <!-- --><p>However, more exercise was not necessarily better.<\/p> <!-- --><p>The study found no additional reduction in mortality risk beyond about 120 minutes of resistance training per week.<\/p> <!-- --><p>The research followed participants for up to 30 years and repeatedly tracked their exercise habits over time, giving researchers a more complete picture of long-term behavior.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/tampamovingjournal.com\/?p=2844\">New lawsuit challenges UFC event at White House on Trump\u2019s birthday<\/a><\/p> <!-- --><p>Josephine Hunt, an educational leader, former group <u>fitness<\/u> instructor and founder of The Resilience Revolution based in New Jersey, who was not involved in the study, said the findings support a growing body of research linking strength training to healthy aging.<\/p> <!-- --><p><strong><u>CLICK HERE FOR MORE HEALTH STORIES<\/u><\/strong><\/p> <!-- --><p>&#8220;The conversation about <u>longevity<\/u> often focuses on living longer, but I believe the more important goal is maintaining the strength, mobility, independence, and vitality to fully participate in life as we age,&#8221; Hunt told Fox News Digital.<\/p> <!-- --><p>Hunt said resistance training helps <u>preserve muscle mass and bone<\/u> density, improves balance and supports overall physical function as people get older.<\/p> <!-- --><p>For women, she noted, strength training becomes especially important after <u>menopause<\/u>, when muscle mass and bone density can decline more rapidly.<\/p> <!-- --><p><strong><u>TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZ<\/u><\/strong><\/p> <!-- --><p>&#8220;Resistance training is not about bodybuilding, appearance, or achieving a certain physique,&#8221; Hunt said.<\/p> <!-- --><p>&#8220;It is about preserving the ability to <u>live life on your own<\/u> terms.&#8221;<\/p> <!-- --><p>She added that strength training can help people remain independent, recover from illness or injury, travel more easily and stay active later in life.<\/p> <!-- --><p>Researchers noted that the study has limitations.<\/p> <!-- --><p><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/u><\/strong><\/p> <!-- --><p>While the findings suggest a connection between strength training and a lower risk of death, the study cannot prove that lifting weights was the reason participants lived longer.<\/p> <!-- --><p>The study also relied on self-reported exercise habits and primarily included white, middle-aged and older health professionals, which may limit how broadly the findings apply to the general population.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/tampamovingjournal.com\/?p=2841\">Facebook class-action privacy settlement: 2nd payments set to distribute<\/a><\/p> <!-- --><p><i>Read more of this story from <\/i><i>FOX News.<\/i><\/p> <!-- --><p><br\/>\u00a0<\/p> <!-- --> <!-- --> <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>People who incorporate strength training into their weekly routines may be more likely to live longer, according to a new study.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2848,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[49],"tags":[51],"class_list":["post-2850","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health","tag-health"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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