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We're often told to do more steps, run more, cycle more,
and I am a bit of a gym bunny myself,
but what if the best thing for you wasn't actually more cardio, but it was lifting weights?
Strength training is when you lift weights or use your own body weight to build muscle,
and it's really having its moment in the spotlight.
In fact, there's some new research out that suggests that it could actually help you live longer.
So today, we're going to look at the benefits of strength training
and how much you actually have to do to get the gains.
And I've got our health correspondent, Melissa Hogenboom, with us here in the studio.
Hi, Melissa.
Thanks for having me.
Melissa, how much strength training do you do?