Doing strength training for 16 weeks can make the skin of middle-aged Japanese women just a tiny bit thicker and boost a protein that helps keep skin firm—like giving your skin a little anti-aging boost.

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

Randomized Controlled Trial

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2023 Jun 23

This study found that doing strength exercises for 16 weeks made the skin of middle-aged Japanese women thicker and boosted a key skin-repair protein, just like the claim says.

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

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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-37207-9

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Doing strength exercises like lifting weights for 16 weeks can make the skin of middle-aged Japanese women just a tiny bit thicker and boost a specific protein that helps keep skin firm—something that doesn’t happen with activities like walking or cycling.

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