strength training

From this BBC article Lifting weights 'good as running':

“Weight training could be as effective as endurance exercises like running when it comes to burning fat and warding off diabetes, a study suggests”.

And this:

"We've shown that Type II muscle does more than allow you to pick up heavy objects," said Kenneth Walsh. "It's also important in controlling whole-body metabolism."

"If you have these muscles, even when you are not doing much, you are still burning up energy”.

From this recent New York Times article Treatments: Study Sees Little Benefit in Chondroitin for Arthritis comes this information:

From this Study Exercise may lower diabetes risk in older adults come these results:

“Resistance training may not only help to build muscle in older people, it may also be warding off type 2 diabetes, a new study demonstrates.”

From the ABC News 20/20 report, Is Cardio-Free the Way To Be? come points of view for and against cardio exercise:

One point of view:

"Cardiovascular exercise kills a weight-loss plan, your internal organs, your immune system, your time and your motivation. If your true goal is to lose weight, interval strength training is the only way to go," says Karas, an ABC News correspondent, celebrity trainer and fitness expert.

Another view:

From this study Neural Biochemical Levels Increase With Exercise comes a very interesting result:

“Levels of a naturally-produced chemical that promotes brain health increase proportionally to the intensity of exercise, according to a joint research project between the Departments of Physiology and Health, Exercise, and Sport Sciences at Texas Tech.”

This Web MD article Just 1 In 7 Adults Eat Right And Exercise mentions these government recommendations:

“U.S. dietary guidelines call for adults to get five or more servings of fresh fruits and vegetables per day. Government health recommendations also urge at least 30 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise five days per week or vigorous-intensity exercise at for least 20 minutes three days per week”.