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<p style="font-size: 18pt; font-weight:bold; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif';"><a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/resistance-training-its-not-just-about-muscles/">Resistance Training – It’s Not Just About Muscles</a></p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif';">Posted April 19, 2008 at 02:00 PM by Kathleen Blanchard</p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'">Most people don’t think about resistance training when they hear the word exercise, but last year the American Heart Association made a statement regarding the benefits of combining resistance training with regular aerobic activity.&nbsp; Each type of exercise is valuable, and you really should perform both. Resistance training provides lean body mass and improved strength.&nbsp; Aerobic exercise reduces body fat, but has no benefit toward promoting lean body mass.&nbsp; The effect of aerobic activity on strength is minimal. Aerobic exercise is certainly important for cardiovascular health, but many doctors forget to recommend resistance training for prevention and treatment of heart disease.&nbsp; According to Dr. Mark Williams, who led the writing group: “Telling someone to exercise typically does either directly or indirectly suggest that they should be doing more walking, I don’t think resistance training is frequently thought of…<a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/resistance-training-its-not-just-about-muscles/">(<a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/resistance-training-its-not-just-about-muscles/">Continued...</a>)<br clear="all" /><br> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'"><a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/resistance-training-its-not-just-about-muscles/">Read the full article...</a> | <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/resistance-training-its-not-just-about-muscles/">Comment on this post</a></p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'">Filed under: <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/her-fitness/">her-fitness</a>, <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/athletics/">athletics</a>, <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/sports-medicine/">sports-medicine</a>, <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/training-programs/">training-programs</a>, <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/her-health/">her-health</a><br /><br /> </P>