More signs that resistance training protects brain from Alzheimer’s.

Note that this is a study done in an animal model of Alzheimer’s disease, so it’s an imperfect proxy for humans. But it’s probably a safe bet that resistance training doesn’t harm! “After four weeks of training, the mice with cognitive mutations that had the heaviest weights attached while undergoing physical activity were found to have normal levels of corticosterone – the same as the healthy animals – and fewer beta-amyloid plaques in their brain tissue.” ~ learn more