Doing regular strength or cardio workouts for 16 weeks can make your skin tighter and healthier-looking by improving the support structure underneath it.

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Resistance training rejuvenates aging skin by reducing circulating inflammatory factors and enhancing dermal extracellular matrices

Randomized Controlled Trial

Human & In Vitro

2023 Jun 23

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Resistance training rejuvenates aging skin by reducing circulating inflammatory factors and enhancing dermal extracellular matrices

Score: 48

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-37207-9

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