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What is resistance training and why do you need to do it?
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Weight-bearing: It benefits bone, muscle, tissues. Some of the best information on resistance training is from acsm www.Acsm.Org/docs/current-comments/rtandip.Pdf and http://www.Acsm.Org/access-public-information/articles/2012/02/02/a-strength-training-program-for-your-home in addition, following healthy eating guidelines from the cdc would be helpful http://www.Cdc.Gov/healthyweight/healthy_eating/index.Htm.
Answered 10/23/2017
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