Should You Add Resistance Training to Your Exercise Regimen?

Dr. Ruscio Radio, DC: Health, Nutrition and Functional Healthcare

Dr. Michael Ruscio, DC

Medical, Health, Functionalmedicine, Alternative Health, Health & Fitness

4.5 • 774 Ratings

🗓️ 3 November 2021

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

Choosing the right kind of exercise is complicated by the number of exercise fads out there and the amount of time that you have to devote to any one method.

In today’s podcast, my guest, exercise expert Sal Di Stefano, makes the case for resistance training and why it’s superior to cardio for helping people lose weight, build muscle mass and bone density, even improve growth hormone levels and stop the progression of Alzheimer’s disease.
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0:00.0	Welcome to Dr. Rousho Radio, providing practical and science-based solutions to feeling your best.
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0:23.2	For weekly updates, visit Dr.ru Shoe.com. That's d r-R-R-U-S-C-I-O.com.
0:30.9	The following discussion is for educational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose or treat any disease. Please do not apply any of this
0:39.5	information without first speaking with your doctor. Now, let's head to the show. Hey everyone, today I spoke
0:46.4	with Sal DeStefano from Mind Pump regarding his new book, The Resistance Training Revolution,
0:52.9	and he makes a cogent case for the importance of
0:56.0	resistance training. Some of the benefits here are obvious, which would be longevity, functionality,
1:02.8	bone mineral density. And one other thing I just want to flag before the episode in full
1:09.4	is Sal put together three different resistance
1:14.7	training programs in the book that can all be done at home with minimal or no equipment.
1:21.2	So especially if you're someone who is newer to this conversation and thinking about,
1:25.4	okay, I'm doing some walking and maybe some cardio.
1:33.6	I'd like to get some resistance training in. Where do I start? This can give you a good on-ramp for that. Okay, we will now go to the interview with Sal DeStefano from Mind Pump.
1:40.5	Hey, everyone. Welcome back to Dr. Ruscio Radio. This is Dr. Ruscio with my good friend, Sal DeStefano, and he has written a book, so not only is he handsome, but also intelligent.
1:49.4	Oh, thank you.
1:50.2	And I have to say, you're one of the most in shape people that I know. Every time I come here, you guys look good, look better.
1:57.2	Which I think it's important for our audience to understand that because some people, I think masquerade is being healthy, but you're definitely living the principles, right?
2:07.1	So I just want to acknowledge that and tell people a little about the book that you wrote and what the motivations were behind it and what's the high level.
2:15.8	Then we can kind of drill down into the details.
2:22.9	But for someone who is new to maybe you and your work, which by the way, I think you have,
2:28.7	what is it the most popular fitness podcast on? Yeah, we've been pinned at the top now for a little while.
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