The Claim

Resistance training is associated with improved physical function outcomes, including gait speed, balance, chair stand performance, and timed up-and-go test results, in healthy adults compared to no exercise, based on data from over 30,000 participants.

Source: American College of Sports Medicine Position Stand. Resistance Training Prescription for Muscle Function, Hypertrophy, and Physical Performance in Healthy Adults: An Overview of Reviews

What the research says

Supports is higher

Support is ahead, but a single strong opposing study can change this.

Supports
26score
Challenges
0score

These are independent scores, not a percentage. Higher-grade studies count more, so a single strong opposing study can outweigh several weaker ones.

Correlation
1 study reviewed
In plain English

Lifting weights or doing strength exercises helps healthy adults walk faster, stay balanced, get up from a chair more easily, and move around better compared to not exercising at all.

See the scientific wording

Resistance training is associated with improved physical function outcomes including gait speed, balance, chair stand performance, and timed up-and-go test results in healthy adults compared to no exercise, based on data from over 30,000 participants.

What the research says

1 study

  1. Study: American College of Sports Medicine Position Stand. Resistance Training Prescription for Muscle Function, Hypertrophy, and Physical Performance in Healthy Adults: An Overview of Reviews

    The study looked at resistance training in healthy adults and found it improves things like walking speed and balance compared to doing no exercise, which matches the claim exactly.

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