New study suggests resistance training helps sleep

New study suggests resistance training helps sleep

DEAR DOCTORS: I sometimes have trouble sleeping. I’ve tried running, which helps with stress, but not with sleep. My husband says he just heard on the news that weightlifting is supposed to be good for sleep. Do you know if this is true?

DEAR READER: We suspect your husband is referring to the preliminary results of a new study, presented earlier this year at an American Heart Association conference, that found that resistance training, such as lifting weights, can have a beneficial effect on…