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I highly recommend doing both by alternating days of cardio/strength training. As a Wellness Coach, I am interested in overall health for my clients (most of which are in need of fat-loss). For heart health, cardiovascualar training is best, however, working your muscles burns more fat for alonger amount of time. Even though you might not see the pounds come off as quickly, you will lose inches immediately.
For the majority of my clients I create a personalized strength and core training routine and have them do "Peak 8" twice a week. This gets in their cardio training (and burns as many calories in 19 minutes as 2 hours of cardio, per research by Dr. Mercola) and helps the body produce large amounts of the Human Growth Hormone (HGH), which helps with the aging process, inside and outside of the body.
So, to answer your question, I would say that you need both types for overall health, wellness, and fat-loss.
For the majority of my clients I create a personalized strength and core training routine and have them do "Peak 8" twice a week. This gets in their cardio training (and burns as many calories in 19 minutes as 2 hours of cardio, per research by Dr. Mercola) and helps the body produce large amounts of the Human Growth Hormone (HGH), which helps with the aging process, inside and outside of the body.
So, to answer your question, I would say that you need both types for overall health, wellness, and fat-loss.
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Hello Ingrid,
I see you answered your own question with great accuracy. It is also a lot better for overall conditioning as strength and cardiovascular endurance are different components of fitness.
I see you answered your own question with great accuracy. It is also a lot better for overall conditioning as strength and cardiovascular endurance are different components of fitness.
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Agreed. Both need to be done. I spend a lot of time with new female members at the gym explaining why they need to incorporate strength training into their program.
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There have been a few studies that showed strength training to be more effective at changing body composition (Wayne Westcott). That just reinforces the need to add it to your weight loss strategy. I'm interested to see what future studies show. Could change up where we place our emphasis.
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Both types of training are required for general health maintenance, as well as to lose weight. Think of it this way, strength training adds lean muscle. Lean muscle burns more fat during rest - thus increasing your basal (resting) metabolic rate. This increase in basal metabolic rate can positively offset the decrease in basal metabolic rate that dieters often see once their body goes into 'save everything mode.' It's a good way to keep your metabolism up, while slimming calories from your daily intake.
Cardio exercise (if in the aerobic, or fat burning, state) is known to burn calories from fat. This is a great way to create a caloric deficit, & combined with some caloric reduction in terms of what you eat, will create the total caloric deficit you need to steadily lose weight.
Not to mention the vast health benefits of a balance exercise routine that includes both resistance (strength) training & cardiovascular training - good for bone health, heart health, and as a way of preventing the onset of some major illness. You'll sleep better, feel better, and look better, too!
Good luck in your training.
Cardio exercise (if in the aerobic, or fat burning, state) is known to burn calories from fat. This is a great way to create a caloric deficit, & combined with some caloric reduction in terms of what you eat, will create the total caloric deficit you need to steadily lose weight.
Not to mention the vast health benefits of a balance exercise routine that includes both resistance (strength) training & cardiovascular training - good for bone health, heart health, and as a way of preventing the onset of some major illness. You'll sleep better, feel better, and look better, too!
Good luck in your training.
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Without a doubt you must include both, along with a proper diet to have a complete program.
Scott
Scott
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Resistance training will lead to weight loss by itself if that is all that you do and by weight you are referring to bodyfat weight.
Cardio training will lead to bodyfat loss if you do heart rate interval training. Yes, you will also lose some bodyfat if you just do long cardio sessions like most who just jump on those machines in the gym, set the machine to "fat burning zone" but mostly you'll just burn up the calories eaten that day, some fat, and eventually muscle and look like on the scale you've lost fat when indeed you may've lost precious muscle.
Yes, resistance training and cardio interval training together will cause a person to become a metabolic efficient calorie burning machine while at rest.
Getting your body to burn while at rest is what you want so that you are always burning fat for fuel, the preferred source of fuel by the brain and heart and most other tissues contrary to popular belief.
Holly St.Lawrence BSc, NASM CPT, NTP
Being In Balance, Eugene, Oregon
beingNbalance@yahoo.com
Cardio training will lead to bodyfat loss if you do heart rate interval training. Yes, you will also lose some bodyfat if you just do long cardio sessions like most who just jump on those machines in the gym, set the machine to "fat burning zone" but mostly you'll just burn up the calories eaten that day, some fat, and eventually muscle and look like on the scale you've lost fat when indeed you may've lost precious muscle.
Yes, resistance training and cardio interval training together will cause a person to become a metabolic efficient calorie burning machine while at rest.
Getting your body to burn while at rest is what you want so that you are always burning fat for fuel, the preferred source of fuel by the brain and heart and most other tissues contrary to popular belief.
Holly St.Lawrence BSc, NASM CPT, NTP
Being In Balance, Eugene, Oregon
beingNbalance@yahoo.com
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In my opinion, BOTH are not only better for fat loss, but for overall health and fitness. Cardio exercise has many benefits beyond weight/fat loss even though a lot of people primarily focus on that benefit. For exercising the most important muscle in our bodies --- the heart, you can't beat it! Resistance training not only helps to improve our lean tissue-to-fat ratio, but also to help us 'function' better in our everyday lives (e.g. carry groceries, shovel snow, pick-up your child etc.). So, definitely BOTH for the reason you site and more.
I hope that this helps.
LaRue, CSCS
www.lecfitness.com
larue.cook@lecfitness.com
I hope that this helps.
LaRue, CSCS
www.lecfitness.com
larue.cook@lecfitness.com
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I would suggest doing both. I believe interval training is the best because you can target both the aerobic and anaerobic systems at the same time. This will force your body to burn more calories and get you in better shape faster. Of course, don't forget diet plays a major part in your fight to lose weight. If your diet is not almost perfect and 'clean', then it doesn't matter much what you do for a workout. Unless you are a super athlete or a pro (like an ultraendurance athlete, marathoners or a competitive swimmer) then the amount and quality of calories consumed would affect your ability to lose weight, no matter the type of training you choose. And I would be more concerned with your overall fitness level than how you look because in the long run, that's more important than moving up or down a few pounds. If your only concern is looking better, you cannot "spot lose" to perfect problem areas, so your best bet is to do everything you can to be as fit as possible. Those areas will improve, as will your overall health.
Body fat % is more important than pounds on the scale.
Body fat % is more important than pounds on the scale.
