Which Goes First

micia4u
micia4u Posts: 15 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Is it more effective to do cardio first or resistence training/weights?

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  • micia4u
    micia4u Posts: 15 Member
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  • dicoveringwhoIam
    dicoveringwhoIam Posts: 480 Member
    My trainer and nutritionist says resistance training first followed by 30-45 mins of cardio for optimal fat burn.. :)
  • Lemmynade
    Lemmynade Posts: 160 Member
    http://www.sportandhealth.com/NewsArticle.aspx?id=10832

    This might help. It suggests mixing it up: do weights first on heavy days, followed by cardio; Cardio first on light weight days.

    Do what feels good, always warm up, always cool down, stretch, hydrate, fuel your body, and most importantly, MOVE. Might not hurt to get a tutorial or overview of your gym's equipment, they generally will do this free. Also, one session with a trainer isn't too expensive and will at least get you started. Best of luck!
  • micia4u
    micia4u Posts: 15 Member
    Ok, thanks for the info ladies! I guess I've been doing it all wrong : )
    I guess I kinda felt like I needed to warm my body up before lifting but I guess I'll go for a light warm up and head straight to the weights afterwards. I'm not too tired, I'll go for more cardio afterward.
  • lebaker310
    lebaker310 Posts: 164 Member
    http://www.sportandhealth.com/NewsArticle.aspx?id=10832

    This might help. It suggests mixing it up: do weights first on heavy days, followed by cardio; Cardio first on light weight days.

    Do what feels good, always warm up, always cool down, stretch, hydrate, fuel your body, and most importantly, MOVE. Might not hurt to get a tutorial or overview of your gym's equipment, they generally will do this free. Also, one session with a trainer isn't too expensive and will at least get you started. Best of luck!

    ^Great answer! I feel like this is a frequent question.

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