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Which Training Is
Best For Overweight Men?
Scientists pondered the effectiveness of two types of training for
overweight men--resistance training such as using barbells or exercise
machines or--endurance training as in fast walking, running or
bicycling, in reducing cardiac risk.
"Both 'endurance
and resistance training] reduce cardiac heart disease risk," they found,
" however endurance training provided a more favorable modification of
risk factors." Potteiger, Carper, Hulver, Va. Commonwealth U., Richmond,
U. of Kansas, Lawrence, KN, and E. Carolina U., Greenville, NC. In FASEB
annual meeting abstracts, 2002.
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