cardio is dangerous

baptiste565
baptiste565 Posts: 590 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Guys, i think that one of the main reasons diets fail is because of cardio. People do cardio 3-4 times a week burning 350-600 cal a session. They use this calorie expense to maintain their goal weight. What happens when they miss a few cardio sessions. They put all the weight back. Successful weight management has to come from knowing how eat the amount of calories needed to achieve a desired body weight. Cardio should be used for its health benefits strengthening the cardio vascular system and moving of nutrients to entire body. Lets learn how to train your mouth and not so much our legs. What do you think?

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  • MeccaLoves2Sleep
    MeccaLoves2Sleep Posts: 43 Member
    Good call and perfect timing. Longer work week this week and can't get to my calories busting classes. Thanks for putting all in perspective.
  • purple_tux1
    purple_tux1 Posts: 250 Member
    You've got a good point. I used to think exercising regularly was enough. Now I know that it's important to learn how to manage your calories too.
  • meshashesha2012
    meshashesha2012 Posts: 8,329 Member
    yeah i think many people overestimate their calorie burns and will easily eat twice what they burn. i can easily eat 600 calories as a snack in like 10 minutes but it takes much more effort to burn that amount.

    HOWEVER, I do have to say that i still eat a lot of food but still consistently lose fat and clothing sizes. heavy weight training FTW
  • Skinny_minny_mo
    Skinny_minny_mo Posts: 1,272 Member
    it has to be a good, balanced of both me thinks!
  • Pebble321
    Pebble321 Posts: 6,423 Member
    I don't think cardio is "dangerous"... I think that people need to find a way of eating and exercising that is going to work for them in the long term. If that means their main exercise is cardio - great, it's very beneficial for your health.

    I think it certainly can help with weight loss, although I think that the benefit reduces as the amount goes up excessively - people who do hours of cardio a day in order to eat more really aren't doing themselves a big favour.

    But, as part of a balanced routine of eating and exercise i think it's great. Also great for stress relief and enhancing mood - for me anyway. And I think MFP is really helpful in that it makes it very clear that if you want to eat more, you need to move more (and the opposite - if you want to move more, you probably need to eat more, assuming you still have a calorie deficit).
  • joehempel
    joehempel Posts: 1,543 Member
    Completely disagree with "cardio is dangerous"

    Cardio doesn't cause people to eat more, their skewed way of thinking causes them to eat more....it would be the same if they worked out with weights and then ate more than their created deficit.

    It's not cardio, it's the person that's the problem.

    Saying this, I am a cardio person.....when I'm on a long run, I can easily burn over 1,000 calories in one session.....and 99% of the time don't really eat them all back....and when I don't run, and just do my yoga or strength....you don't eat as much. it's all mental, has nothing to do with the type of exercise you do.
  • NeverGivesUp
    NeverGivesUp Posts: 960 Member
    I love the way I feel when I move my body. Cardio is fantastic, and now I am learning to love the weights too. You have to be consistent with anything you try to do. Trial and failure is part of the game till you find something you can live with for the rest of your life. I don't think cardio is any more dangerous than weight training and giving up your gym membership or eating healthy and then eating crappy. We all are responsible to find something that works for us as individuals and we will try and fail and hopefully continue to try till we find what works best for our individual selves. Quitting has to no longer be an option so as long as you are eating less and moving more, you will be living a healthy lifestyle. We are all on here because we care about our bodies, right??!!
  • baptiste565
    baptiste565 Posts: 590 Member
    i think weight-loss cardio can be an effective tool for temporary weight loss. Like if you want to lose 12 pounds just for the summer months. Or something like 25yr reunion and you want to look good for that night. Or if you over ate the day before and you want to balance those calories. i just think its important to develop the discipline of being comfortable eating just the calories need to achieve desired body weight.
  • MSxJENNY
    MSxJENNY Posts: 106 Member
    So true! Thanks for opening my eyes to this.. never thought of it like that. Because again... weight loss is 80% diet & 20% exercise.
  • mcfc4tony
    mcfc4tony Posts: 107 Member
    So true! Thanks for opening my eyes to this.. never thought of it like that. Because again... weight loss is 80% diet & 20% exercise.

    Thanks to the two of you, I have learnt a lot this morning:flowerforyou:
    I need to look at what I'm putting in my mouth :noway:
  • mfpcopine
    mfpcopine Posts: 3,093 Member
    I say this all the time. You can't rely on exercise for weight loss, even though it's good for you. You often don't know how many calories you're burning, and in any event, it's probably not enough to offset a large number of calories consumed. In addition, it's easy to underestimate how many calories we eat.
  • MissMormie
    MissMormie Posts: 359 Member
    Cardio might be 'dangerous' for weight loss, but for overall health cardio is more important.
  • baptiste565
    baptiste565 Posts: 590 Member
    Completely disagree with "cardio is dangerous"

    Cardio doesn't cause people to eat more, their skewed way of thinking causes them to eat more....it would be the same if they worked out with weights and then ate more than their created deficit.

    It's not cardio, it's the person that's the problem.

    Saying this, I am a cardio person.....when I'm on a long run, I can easily burn over 1,000 calories in one session.....and 99% of the time don't really eat them all back....and when I don't run, and just do my yoga or strength....you don't eat as much. it's all mental, has nothing to do with the type of exercise you do.
    i agree with u. cardio doesnt make people eat more. it may keep people from learning how to eat less. if u weigh 160 and want to weight 140 i think it is very important to learn how eat and be SATISFIED with calories that a 140lbs person would eat. Because once that cardio for some reason ends u will balloon back to 160 because u never learned how to be 140. :smile:
  • baptiste565
    baptiste565 Posts: 590 Member
    Cardio might be 'dangerous' for weight loss, but for overall health cardio is more important.
    i agree 1000%. physical health and mental health.
  • meshashesha2012
    meshashesha2012 Posts: 8,329 Member
    Completely disagree with "cardio is dangerous"

    Cardio doesn't cause people to eat more, their skewed way of thinking causes them to eat more....it would be the same if they worked out with weights and then ate more than their created deficit.

    It's not cardio, it's the person that's the problem.

    Saying this, I am a cardio person.....when I'm on a long run, I can easily burn over 1,000 calories in one session.....and 99% of the time don't really eat them all back....and when I don't run, and just do my yoga or strength....you don't eat as much. it's all mental, has nothing to do with the type of exercise you do.
    i agree with u. cardio doesnt make people eat more. it may keep people from learning how to eat less. if u weigh 160 and want to weight 140 i think it is very important to learn how eat and be SATISFIED with calories that a 140lbs person would eat. Because once that cardio for some reason ends u will balloon back to 160 because u never learned how to be 140. :smile:

    yeah but most people dont lose weight like that because they want to lose 2 pounds a week. so instead of eating like what a 140 pound person would eat, they eat like what a 120 or 110 pound person would eat. can't keep up with that when it's time to maintain and might gain weight back

    websites like fat2fit calculate your calories needs based on the weight you want to be and for most people that's not going to give them as quick of weight loss as they want. for instance the difference in calories between my current weight and my goal weight 40 pounds from now is only around 300 calories.
  • MissPeppers
    MissPeppers Posts: 302 Member
    I agree with this; I've seen it, done it - and I'm done with doing cardio alone. I worked out 3-4 times every week, saw that I burned more and managed to lose weight doing that - but I did not get stronger nor smaller. I just simply burned more on the days I worked out.

    I've embraced kettlebells - it's a full workout where you build muscle AND get some cardio. For me it's perfect.

    Yes, cardio has it's up sides - of course,. But for a long-term effect on the body composition it doesn't do that much if it's the only workout you do, but changing your body composition with building muscle does.
  • baptiste565
    baptiste565 Posts: 590 Member
    I agree with this; I've seen it, done it - and I'm done with doing cardio alone. I worked out 3-4 times every week, saw that I burned more and managed to lose weight doing that - but I did not get stronger nor smaller. I just simply burned more on the days I worked out.

    I've embraced kettlebells - it's a full workout where you build muscle AND get some cardio. For me it's perfect.

    Yes, cardio has it's up sides - of course,. But for a long-term effect on the body composition it doesn't do that much if it's the only workout you do, but changing your body composition with building muscle does.
    nice
  • Carfoodel
    Carfoodel Posts: 481 Member
    I don't think it is cardio as such that is the problem - it is people not being consistent - cardio is a great aid to weightloss and health, so if you stop doing it and continue to eat the same then of course it will have an impact - but that's not the fault of cardio - that is the person that doesn't make adjustments according to their activity level.

    I love my cardio - but I am going to agree with the other point being raised on this thread - I don't think of it as something I am doing specifically for weightloss, I think of it as my weapon to build up lung capacity, increase stamina and endurance and generally become more fit and capable - weightloss is just a welcome side effect of that. Cardio is one of the tools I use towards my overall goal of getting fit and healthy. It isn't dangerous, it's fantastic :)
  • baptiste565
    baptiste565 Posts: 590 Member
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