Question about weights and cardio.

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  • jennbriere
    jennbriere Posts: 63 Member
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  • Ashleysh22
    Ashleysh22 Posts: 204 Member
    definately don't cut out cardio. Muscle is good because muscle burns more calories than fat - and in essence helps you burn your fat. It also looks nice of course. but that being said - cardio is really good for you too! It is good for keeping your heart healthy as well as necessary for weight loss.

    That being said, there are weight lift programs and classes that will keep your heart rate up WHILE building muscle. I just started a Body Pump class which is essentially 1 hour of some kind of weight lifting - it keeps my heart rate up and I burn between 350 and 425 calories depending on who is teaching it that day (at the gym). But this overall muscle developement can only be done every other day - so on the other days, I do 40 minute Insanity Cardio videos, or I go for a run (depending on the weather - dang living somewhere cold!)
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