A study finds women who do strength training are at 30% lower risk of heart disease

Thekabarnews.com—A study that came out in 2024 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC) found that women who do strength training two to three times a week may live longer. They also have a decreased risk of dying from heart disease.

Strength training is a type of exercise that helps you build muscle strength and endurance. These routines might be as simple as push-ups and pull-ups. Or they can be as complex as using dumbbells, resistance bands, or gym equipment. Researchers noted that the benefits go beyond how you look. In addition, they include long-term health effects.

The study looked at information from around 400,000 people. Even while there are evident benefits, only roughly one in five women said they did strength training on a regular basis. However, researchers said that the low participation rate shows that the experiment was a missed chance to make women’s health better.

The Director of Preventive Cardiology at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Martha Gulati, said that women who did workouts to build their muscles had a far lower risk of dying from heart disease.

“What surprised us most was that women who practiced strength training had up to a 30% decreased risk of dying from heart disease,” Gulati said.

Gulati added that strength training is good for more than just the heart. It also helps bones and joints, speeds up metabolism, and makes people feel better. These benefits are especially relevant for women as they become older. This is because as they age, their muscle mass and bone density inevitably decrease.

Gulati recommends that inactive women begin with easy physical exercises. You do not need a gym membership to get excellent results with home workouts like squats, wall push-ups, or modest resistance training.

The researchers said that strength training should not take the place of aerobic exercises like walking or biking.
Experts say people should add it to their routine rather than replace other exercises. That is because both types of exercise together give the best protection against long-term ailments.

Since heart disease is still one of the top causes of death for women around the world, these results show how important it is to include muscle-strengthening workouts in your weekly regimen. In fact, experts indicated that even tiny modifications can have long-term health benefits.