Do you have to do strength training? or is cardio fine

Strength training will build more muscle, which in turn aids in burning more calories. In addition to that, when you do lose fat, what is revealed will look a lot better.

Strength training reduces the amount of muscle loss while on a caloric deficit.

You don't have to do strength training if you don't want to. Losing muscle sucks. Adding muscle is far more difficult than losing weight.

Strength training reduces the amount of muscle loss while on a caloric deficit.

You don't have to do strength training if you don't want to. Losing muscle sucks. Adding muscle is far more difficult than losing weight.

^^This

If you don't want to buy a weight set, or join a gym, look up "You are your own gym." Otherwise, you can pick up some weights pretty cheaply on craigslist or something like that. Pick up a couple dumbbells, some weight plates, and a bench. You can do a lot with just those.

If you don't have access to equipment, check out a progress bodyweight program or get some resistance bands. Nerdfitness.com is a good resource. A lot of people on here recommend Convict Conditioning and You Are Your Own Gym as well.

After you pass the age of 50, if you omit strength training you will gradually deteriorate until you are riding the moterized cart in Walmart.

^^^^ Scott's not exaggerating. Starting at age 40 most men start losing about 1% of their lean muscle mass per year if they don't strength train. At age 60 the rate of loss accelerates.....

Body weight exercises are a great start (check out a book called You Are Your Own Gym - available on amazon.ca) but at some point you will probably want to add at least some resistance equipment. I'm 57 and have to work twice as hard to get half the results but I try to get 2 or 3 strength session in per week (I'm primarily a runner) - it makes a huge difference in how you feel (even if you don't end up looking like Arnold) and, hopefully, will mean that I'm not one of those fail old guys you see shuffling around the mall when I'm 80.

Here's a little reading.....

http://journals.lww.com/jgpt/Fulltext/2009/32040/White_Paper__Strength_Training_for_the_Older_Adult.2.aspx

http://www.livestrong.com/article/328473-strength-training-for-men-over-50/

keep up the cardio (you have look after the old ticker) but add some strength, you'll be glad you did.

After you pass the age of 50, if you omit strength training you will gradually deteriorate until you are riding the moterized cart in Walmart.

Literally doubled over laughing my *kitten* off over this response!

Get a pull-up bar. You can start by aiding yourself with your feet on a chair. Pull-ups and Push-ups are both excellent exercises that use multiple muscles.