Resistance training
Strength training that raises dopamine, norepinephrine and endorphins while building resilience.
Too little may be associated with
Muscle and bone loss, lower metabolic health.
Too much may be associated with
Overuse injury, joint strain, under-recovery.
Informational only — not medical advice.
Body systems
Organs
Diseases
Hormones
Neurotransmitters
Related
Books (6)
Body by Science: A Research-Based Program for Strength Training
Built from Broken: A Science-Based Guide to Healing Painful Joints
Exercised: Why Something We Never Evolved to Do Is Healthy and Rewarding
Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity
ROAR: How to Match Your Food and Fitness to Your Unique Female Physiology
The Joy of Movement: How Exercise Helps Us Find Happiness, Hope, Connection, and Courage
Podcasts
- Huberman Lab
Stanford neuroscientist Andrew Huberman on physiology, stress, sleep, and self-regulation.
- The Neuro Experience
Louisa Nicola on brain performance, longevity, and human optimization.
- The Peter Attia Drive
Peter Attia on longevity, health, exercise, and behavior change.
Research (9)
- Anatomy, Bones Cowan et al. (2026)
- Plasma levels of adrenaline, noradrenaline, dopamine, serotonin, and cortisol in sarcopenia: comparison with non-sarcopenic individuals and the impact of resistance exercise and nutrition interventions Chang et al. (2025)
- Combined aerobic and resistance exercise training restores perivascular adipose tissue function in the thoracic aorta of rats with heart failure Fontes et al. (2025)
- Optimizing Restless Legs Syndrome Care: Integrating Rehabilitation into Multimodal Management Younas et al. (2025)
- A single bout of resistance or high-intensity interval training increases anti-cancer myokines and suppresses cancer cell growth in vitro in survivors of breast cancer Bettariga et al. (2025)
- The Effects of Omega-3 Supplementation Combined with Strength Training on Neuro-Biomarkers, Inflammatory and Antioxidant Responses, and the Lipid Profile in Physically Healthy Adults Okut et al. (2025)
- Hormonal and metabolic responses of older adults to resistance training in normobaric hypoxia Allsopp et al. (2022)
- Multifactorial Mechanism of Sarcopenia and Sarcopenic Obesity. Role of Physical Exercise, Microbiota and Myokines Bilski et al. (2022)
- Exercise Therapy for People With Sarcopenic Obesity: Myokines and Adipokines as Effective Actors Alizadeh (2022)
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