the deal with exercise and lowering BMI

LernRach
LernRach Posts: 286 Member
in Food and Nutrition
SO, I know that in the long term, weights are better for you than cardio, and that will help tone up etc.
However, I have an appointment with the fertility clinic (eeeekkkk) in a couple of months, and my BMI is currently 26, am 5 7, 166 lbs. I really want to be at 25 for my appointment. I am keeping to my diet, exercising, but need to up my game a little. Am I better off focussing on the cardio for the time being, burning more calories, thereby losing more weight in the short term, or should I just keep what I am doing (20min cardio 40 min weights) and just hope for the best?

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  • LernRach
    LernRach Posts: 286 Member
    need to add that weight loss is a very slow process for me normally, and as a result of not seeing much progress, I ummmm, aren't very good at keeping to it. However, if I know that doing more cardio will help, then I will do it in the hope....

    please someone help...
  • benflando
    benflando Posts: 193
    Cardio will help your heath and BMI more. Along with weight training I would try to include cardio around 3 to 4 times a week. Don't think of cardio as hopping on a treadmill either. There are plenty of things that can make cardio extremely fun. i.e. basketball, raquetball, hiking, swimming, biking. Good luck. Message for any further questions.
  • LernRach
    LernRach Posts: 286 Member
    Have always done some cardio coz don't like leaving the gym with out a red sweaty face.... Don't really have time for sports and stuff! With the gym I can go, do what I have to do and leave whereas other things are done on others people's times.... Gona try up the cardio, not eat back all cals and see what life brings

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