By Dr. Priyom Bose, Ph.D. Reviewed by Lauren Hardaker Jun 5 2026 Following more than 147,000 adults for up to three decades, researchers found that moderate resistance training was linked to lower risks of death, while pairing it with aerobic exercise delivered the strongest overall survival benefits. Study: Long-term resistance training with all-cause and cause-specific mortality: assessing dose-response and joint associations with aerobic physical activity. Image credit: Arsenii Palivoda/