This exercise habit may slash dementia risk and help you live longer, study finds

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This exercise habit may slash dementia risk and help you live longer, study finds
A Harvard study of over 147,000 adults found that 90 to 119 minutes of weekly strength training was linked to a 13% lower risk of death from any cause.

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