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Here are some papers (stuck behind a paywall, but conclusions are there), which show a correlation between mortality and strength. So regardless of the author's

by jcfrei 12y ago

Here are some papers (stuck behind a paywall, but conclusions are there), which show a correlation between mortality and strength. So regardless of the author's intentions, increasing your strength might actually increase your life expectancy. http://www.bmj.com/content/337/bmj.a439 http://www.bmj.com/content/337/bmj.a439 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17398228 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17398228 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10795731 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10795731 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16456196 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16456196 PS: Obviously the question of causality remains contested. Are healthier people just stronger or do strong people get healthier?

morgante 12y ago
> PS: Obviously the question of causality remains contested. Are healthier people just stronger or do stronger people get healthier? That seems like a pretty big confounding variable. Fit people are generally both healthier and stronger. I highly doubt strength training, in itself, is the most effective way to increase longevity.