Reply to the Letter to the Editor: “Should Resistance Training Also Be Considered a Mandatory Component?”

Resistance training (RT) is undoubtedly an essential component of a comprehensive exercise program for improving and maintaining physical fitness, global health, and quality of life. Aerobic, resistance, and stretching exercises performed together on a regular basis promote significant physiological, motor, cognitive, and emotional benefits and are recommended for adults and older adults.^,

Although both aerobic training (AT) and RT have impacts on different health dimensions, there is high quality, robust evidence that RT is the most efficient mode of training for improving muscle structure and function, and it is mandatory for prevention and treatment of musculoskeletal diseases, making it particularly important for older adults.^– On the other hand, evidence about the effects of RT on cardiovascular parameters and diseases is more recent and less robust.

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