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The American Cancer Society highlights several benefits, including: increased muscle mass, stronger bones, better joint flexibility, improved balance, and support for weight control. Strength training can help everyday tasks feel easier and can reduce the risk of falls and injuries as you age. Mayo Clinic adds that strength training can protect your joints from injury, enhance quality of life, and help you maintain independence by making daily activities, like carrying groceries or climbing stairs, more manageable. John Peel shares this message: Stronger muscles support a stronger life both now and in the future
reported no significant effects on BMC, BMD or bone turnover markers (such as osteocalcin, CTX, IGF-1)
Alternatively, maintain your home time zone schedule for short trips (under one week), then transition to local time for longer stays