#muscles #askyourselffit #wdr Push-ups, squats and pull-ups: strength training is really strenuous. And the next morning you often still have sore muscles. But our bodies also really benefit from building muscle. Doc Esser and Anne talk about what makes strength training so healthy and explain how you can best challenge your muscles. These are the topics in this episode of the health podcast: 00:00 - This is why muscle training is important for all of us 07:17 - Push-ups and squats against high blood pressure and diabetes 09:57 - Cancer, Alzheimer's, depression: How sport helps with recovery 18:49 - Muscles vs. endurance: Which sport should we do? 22:16 - Sore muscles, torn muscle fibers and other injuries: How you can prevent them 27:16 - How intensive does muscle training have to be? 30:00 - This is how good Wall Pilates is for building muscle You can find the podcast “Flexikon” here: https://www.ardaudiothek.de/sendung/f... You can find the episode “Frag dich fit” on the topic of fitness in the home office here: https://www.ardaudiothek.de/episode/f... Doc Esser talked about these studies in the episode: Physical Activity and Cancer: https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/c... German Cancer Aid: Exercise and sport for cancer: Bewegung-und-Sport-bei-Krebs_BlaueRatgeber_DeutscheKrebshilfe.pdf The role of diet and physical activity in breast, colorectal, and prostate cancer survivorship: a review of the literature: The role of diet and physical activity in breast, colorectal, and prostate cancer survivorship: a review of the literature British Journal of Cancer Cardiologists recommend exercise for heart disease: https://www.aerzteblatt.de/nachrichte... Jogging reduces breast cancer mortality https://www.springermedizin.de/joggin... Photo credit: Imago Images ___________________________________________________ ARD GESUND with Dr. Julia Fischer is a YouTube channel of ARD GESUND