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The Prospective Association between Different Types of Exercise and Body Composition

Clemens Drenowatz, Gregory A. Hand, Michael Sagner, Robin P. Shook, Stephanie Burgess, Steven N. Blair

Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise · 2015 · 31 citations · 27 references

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Abstract

Despite the limited effects on body mass index, exercise was associated with beneficial changes in body composition. Exercise increased LM in normal-fat participants and reduced FM in overfat and obese adults. Adults with excess body fat may benefit particularly from resistance exercise.

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