Is cardio bad for you?

Link the article.

Cardio burns a lot of fat, it can not be blamed for making one fat.

Some people will say that doing only cardio will make you "skinny fat". I think that's just a way of saying "lean but not ripped".

AllanMisner wrote: »

This is an excellent question! Our bodies were designed to do certain things, our genetics drive what we’re best at, and volume can be a problem for even the best of us.

Elite endurance athletes often struggle with very bad health issues. Why? Because they pushed themselves so far for so long. Exercise is stress, and the more intense, more often, longer we’re under stress, the more acute the response. In short, or light bouts, that can lead to adaptive improvement. And then there’s the line where it becomes chronic.

From personal experience, I’ve found my appetite goes crazy when I’m pushing out a lot of cardio. So, when I’m training for a longer run (like a marathon), I’m likely to put on weight. If I train doing long, slow distance and mix in some HIIT, I’m able to avoid the appetite pop.

Fat loss comes from what and how much you eat. Exercise should be geared toward other health and fitness goals. If you want good cardiovascular endurance, then by all means, train that way. But don’t think, I’ll burn more calories and lose faster. Patience and persistence are key.

this guy ^^ gives out good, solid advice

Yes, it destroys your will to live. Proceed with extreme caution.

Pretty much any media interpretation of a study is just going to be shock value for ratings. And they'll contradict themselves the next week.

AllanMisner wrote: »

From personal experience, I’ve found my appetite goes crazy when I’m pushing out a lot of cardio. So, when I’m training for a longer run (like a marathon), I’m likely to put on weight. If I train doing long, slow distance and mix in some HIIT, I’m able to avoid the appetite pop.

Fat loss comes from what and how much you eat. Exercise should be geared toward other health and fitness goals. If you want good cardiovascular endurance, then by all means, train that way. But don’t think, I’ll burn more calories and lose faster. Patience and persistence are key.

People react differently to cardio, not everyone gets hungry as a result.

You use the phrase

Fat loss comes from what and how much you eat.

I thought it came from a calorific deficit, which can be created by burning calories as well as reducing consumption? I cant see why you cant go and do some exercise to assist the deficit.

999tigger wrote: »

AllanMisner wrote: »

From personal experience, I’ve found my appetite goes crazy when I’m pushing out a lot of cardio. So, when I’m training for a longer run (like a marathon), I’m likely to put on weight. If I train doing long, slow distance and mix in some HIIT, I’m able to avoid the appetite pop.

Fat loss comes from what and how much you eat. Exercise should be geared toward other health and fitness goals. If you want good cardiovascular endurance, then by all means, train that way. But don’t think, I’ll burn more calories and lose faster. Patience and persistence are key.

People react differently to cardio, not everyone gets hungry as a result.

You use the phrase

Fat loss comes from what and how much you eat.

I thought it came from a calorific deficit, which can be created by burning calories as well as reducing consumption? I cant see why you cant go and do some exercise to assist the deficit.

You’re right, everybody is their own n=1 experiment and no one thing fits everybody. But there are general principles that apply to the majority.

Yes, I strongly believe there is more going on for fat loss than just the quantity of calories in and the quantity of calories out. For example, if you choose to not eat any protein, you’re likely to lose more muscle than fat. And if you allow your hormones to get out of whack or don’t provide the nutrition your thyroid needs, you’ll put on fat even if you’re eating at a deficit (all along sacrificing muscle).

You can look at your exercise calories as a part of the overall burn, but let’s look at a basic day with and without exercise:

Without exercise
Eat 1200 calories, daily need 1700, deficit 500, expected weight loss is 1 lb per week (on average).

With exercise
Eat 1700 calories, daily need 1700 + 500 calories from exercise, deficit, 500 calories, expected weight loss is 1 lb per week (on average).

Could you eat even less with exercise and effectively lose more? Yes, but for many of us, we need the energy to keep up the intensity of the exercise (burning 500 calories through exercise takes effort).