Q&A – Strength Training as a Natural Remedy
1. Can strength training be treated as medicine?
Yes—and it should be. Strength training acts as an endogenous biological therapy. It improves glucose metabolism, strengthens the heart, regulates hormones, stabilizes the nervous system, and reduces inflammation. It doesn't treat symptoms—it treats at the source.
And not only does it have no side effects, it has protective effects on the entire body.
2. Does strength training work for type 2 diabetes?
Yes – it's one of the best-documented interventions. Strength training:
increases the number of GLUT4 transporters in muscles,
improves insulin sensitivity,
reduces fasting and postprandial blood glucose,
reduces the need for insulin and medications.
In many cases, people who exercise stop taking medications because their body regulates sugar levels on its own.
3. Does strength training have an antidepressant effect?
Yes – and often more effective than drug therapy in people with mild to moderate depression. It improves mood by:
increasing the levels of dopamine, serotonin and BDNF,
improving sleep,
reducing inflammation in the brain,
rebuilding the sense of agency.
It is a biological and psychological stabilization that works deeper than a pill.
4. Can it act as a drug for osteoporosis?
Yes – Resistance training stimulates bone growth:
increases bone mineral density (BMD),
stimulates osteoblasts,
improves balance and reduces the risk of falls.
It is the only "drug" that strengthens bones and muscles simultaneously, without side effects.
5. Does strength training help with high blood pressure and heart disease?
Yes – it works comprehensively. Resistance training:
improves vascular elasticity,
lowers systolic and diastolic blood pressure,
reduces the load on the heart at rest,
improves endothelial function (NO).
It has both a preventive and stabilizing effect on people with cardiovascular diseases.
6. Does it work against metabolic syndrome?
Yes, because it simultaneously affects glucose, visceral fat, lipids, blood pressure, and inflammation. It's one of the few remedies that works multifaceted, not just "targeted" like medications.
Strength training reduces visceral fat – the most dangerous type of fat for your organs.
7. Can it be used as therapy in older people?
Yes – strength training for seniors:
inhibits sarcopenia,
improves balance,
reduces the risk of falls and fractures,
improves metabolism and mood.
It's the best "anti-aging" medicine that works immediately - and doesn't require a prescription.
8. Does it have anti-inflammatory properties?
Yes – active muscles produce myokines (e.g., anti-inflammatory IL-6) that reduce systemic inflammation, reduce the risk of chronic diseases, and improve immunity.
This is natural resistance immunotherapy.
9. Why doesn't strength training have side effects like medications?
Because it doesn't artificially interfere with a single metabolic pathway, it reactivates the body's natural mechanisms. It doesn't lead to addiction, doesn't damage the liver or kidneys, and doesn't disrupt hormonal balance.
Its “side effects” include better sleep, stronger bones, a more agile body, higher libido, and better memory.
10. Should doctors “prescribe” strength training?
Yes – just like you prescribe metformin, statins, or antidepressants. Except this "drug":
works more broadly,
doesn't cost the system billions,
increases the patient's independence,
creates a social effect – because it inspires others.