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New research shows resistance training does more than build muscle, it supercharges your gut microbiome, improving digestion, immunity, and overall health. Just 2-3 weight-training sessions a week can reshape your gut’s trillions of bacteria. Noticeable changes can appear in as little as just a few weeks.
Your gut microbiome is a vast ecosystem of bacteria, fungi, viruses, and other microbes, mostly clustered in the large intestine. They digest foods your body can’t, unlocking extra nutrients and vitamins. The digestive tract composition shifts with diet, age, sleep quality, and now, new evidence shows, with exercise like resistance training.
Certain bacteria are deemed beneficial because they’re commonly abundant in healthy individuals, and they produce compounds linked to improved well-being. The new study found that sedentary people who started resistance training experienced clear shifts in their gut microbiome.
Researchers enrolled 150 sedentary adults and had them perform resistance training up to 3 times per week for eight weeks. Participants were split into two groups: one using lighter weights with higher reps, the other heavier weights with lower reps.
Researchers tracked gut bacteria changes by collecting stool samples at baseline, week 4, and week 8. A striking finding was that participants who made the biggest strength gains also displayed distinct, meaningful shifts in their gut microbiome. These changes were not seen in those with smaller strength improvements.
These results indicate that resistance training enhances gut health alongside physical strength gains. This supports the case for including resistance training in public health recommendations and opens exciting new avenues for microbiome-targeted studies.
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Resistance Training Reshapes the Gut Microbiome for Better Health
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