Wendie Green recommends six strength exercises for GLP-1 users
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Updated · Fit and Well · May 3
Wendie Green recommends six strength exercises for GLP-1 users
12 articles · Updated · Fit and Well · May 3
The Bethesda Physical Therapy clinic director says 50-60 minutes of weekly strength training can help protect muscle and bone, especially for midlife and post-menopausal women.
Her home workout includes goblet squats, Romanian deadlifts, push-ups, resistance band rows, suitcase carries and Pallof presses, with two to three sets of six to 12 reps for most moves.
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