India, June 23 -- Women who do resistance training, such as lifting weights, may have a lower risk of developing serious heart disease, especially when they also engage in aerobic activities, according to a new study published in JACC.
For the study, researchers analyzed data from more than 117,000 women who participated in the Nurses' Health Study and Nurses' Health Study II. The women were followed over time, and their resistance training habits were recorded every four years. The study also tracked how much time they spent watching television, which was used as a measure of sedentary behavior.
The researchers found that women who performed more resistance training had a lower risk of major cardiovascular disease (CVD), particularly hea...