The Claim
Twelve weeks of supervised, progressive whole-body resistance exercise training performed three times per week is associated with significant increases in lower limb muscle thickness, upper and lower body strength, and physical performance in both healthy postmenopausal women and postmenopausal breast cancer survivors, with no statistically significant differences in the magnitude of these improvements between the two groups.
What the research says
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Doing strength training three times a week for three months helps both healthy postmenopausal women and breast cancer survivors gain muscle and get stronger — and both groups benefit about the same.
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Twelve weeks of supervised, progressive whole-body resistance exercise training three times per week is associated with significant increases in lower limb muscle thickness, upper and lower body strength, and physical performance in both healthy postmenopausal women and postmenopausal breast cancer survivors, with no statistically significant differences in response magnitude between the two groups.
What the research says
1 studyThe study looked at the same type of exercise program described in the claim and found it worked equally well for both healthy women and breast cancer survivors after menopause.
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