The Claim
Combined aerobic and resistance training for 24 weeks has no significant effect on interleukin-6 levels in healthy young men, although it reduces other inflammation markers.
What the research says
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After 24 weeks of combined aerobic and resistance training, interleukin-6 levels in healthy young men do not change significantly, even though other markers of inflammation decrease.
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Combined aerobic and resistance training does not significantly alter interleukin-6 levels in healthy young men after 24 weeks, despite reducing other inflammation markers.
When people do both cardio and strength training for months, they lose fat around their organs. This fat normally releases chemicals that cause inflammation in the body, so when it shrinks, those chemicals drop. But interleukin-6 doesn't go down because it isn't made mainly by this fat — it comes from other sources that aren't affected by the training.
What the research says
1 studyStudy: Combined aerobic and resistance training decreases inflammation markers in healthy men
After six months of working out with both cardio and weights, healthy young men saw some inflammation markers go down, but their interleukin-6 stayed the same — meaning this one marker doesn’t react like the others to exercise.
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