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Top Weight Lifting Exercise to Ease Back Pain

A study from the University of Alberta reported that back pain suffers who lift weights had a 60 percent improvement in back pain. Those who participated in cardiovascular exercise such as walking or jogging only improved by 12 percent.

The study, published in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, used a full body weight training program three days a week for 15 weeks. The parti…

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