Strength exercise as vital as aerobic

Professor Emmanuel Stamatakis

Professor Emmanuel Stamatakis Source: Supplied

Push ups and sit ups could add years to your life according to a new study of over 80,000 adults led by the University of Sydney. Lead author Associate Professor Emmanuel Stamatakis from the School of Public Health and the Charles Perkins Centre spoke to our program about his new research and the fact that strength training has been given some attention for functional benefits as we age, little research has looked at its impact on mortality.



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