Can I swap cardio for weight lifting and still lose weight?

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joowelz
joowelz Posts: 172 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I'm tired and aching from all the running. Can I ditch the cardio and lift weights instead and still be on track with my weight loss goals? For every half hour of running, I was allowing myself an additional 100 calories. I was doing this 4 x per week.

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  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    yes.
  • not_a_runner
    not_a_runner Posts: 1,343 Member
    Yes you can, but you may burn less calories lifting than you did running.
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,460 MFP Moderator
    Yes. I feel the below is appropriate ;)

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  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,349 Member
    If you're in a calorie deficit, you'll look to lose weight. Neither weight lifting or cardio is needed to do this. If you want to improve your fitness and health, then they are.

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