Which condition is cited as being helped by resistance exercise?

• A. Non-alcoholic fatty liver
• B. Myocardial infarction
• C. Asthma
• D. Pneumonia

Answer: (A)

Resistance exercise improves how the body handles glucose and fats, boosting insulin sensitivity and increasing the muscle’s ability to burn fat. In non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, fat accumulates in the liver partly because of insulin resistance. By building muscle, resistance training enhances glucose disposal and fatty acid oxidation, which helps reduce intrahepatic fat and can improve liver enzyme levels even without large weight loss. This direct metabolic and hepatic benefit is why this condition is cited as being helped by resistance exercise.

Other options aren’t as clearly linked to resistance training as a primary benefit: while cardiac rehab may include resistance work after a myocardial event, the most direct and well-supported connection here is with NAFLD. Asthma and pneumonia are respiratory conditions where resistance training isn’t a primary treatment focus, and pneumonia especially is an acute infection where rest and medical care are the main priorities.