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Resistance Exercise Training and Cardiovascular Disease

Michael Hunter, MD
BeingWell
Published in
5 min readSep 28, 2022

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AGE IS CORRELATED WITH CHRONIC DISEASES such as cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, cancer, and mobility disability.

Physical activity guidelines abound, typically recommending doing 150 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous activity (such as brisk walking) weekly or aiming for 75 minutes of more vigorous aerobic physical activity.

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Michael Hunter, MD
BeingWell

I have degrees from Harvard, Yale, and Penn. I am a radiation oncologist in the Seattle area. You may find me regularly posting at www.newcancerinfo.com