Do you prefer cardio or strength training and why?

Cardio hands down. Way more bang for my buck re: cals burned, and requires minimal equipment. Plus, I’m a distance runner and endurance junkie. I lift too, but I dislike it a lot. I just know it’s good for me.

I enjoy running because it gets me out of the house, gives me energy (and a few extra calories!) for the rest of my day, helps balance my moods, and because I love that zen feeling I get when everything just clicks. After I started running I could go up a flight of stairs without getting winded and jog short distances without breaking a sweat, both handy in day-to-day life. Other forms of cardio haven't really clicked for me, especially stuff that I have to drive to get to or do with other people. Intervals and circuits are fun though.

I've enjoyed body-weight strength training because I enjoy the challenge of doing a range of things, for the increases in strength, balance and endurance, and because it also gives me energy for the rest of my day. My husband says I carry myself more confidently, which I'm cool with. After I started doing regular body-weight workouts I noticed I'm a lot steadier on my feet and don't make groaning and grunting noises when I get up or bend over, plus I can lift heavier things than I could before. I'm a little sad to be putting the body-weight workouts mostly on hold as I transition to a progressive lifting program, but I'm excited about the challenge and benefits of lifting heavy things.

I need a 50/50 balance of both. Too much of one or the other is not healthy for me. About 4 years ago I was ALL cardio though. Now I'd be very unhappy with that. I tend to get more cardio once the winter weather lifts, but I still ensure I take advantage of the good days out there when I can.

I like both, but it depends on the exercise. A bit of background: I've got some motor coordination issues and was never very athletic. When I was in CEGEP (in Quebec, that's an education level with a community college/tech-vocational track or a pre-university track) phys ed was mandatory each semester, but there were a wide range of offerings. I pointedly avoided team sports and other activities where my being a klutz would impact more people than just me.

My main cardio is walking, and I go around 3.3-3.5 mph and shoot for 2 hours a day. If that doesn't work, I've got a GazelleEdge glider and do 70 minutes. I like the machine, but it doesn't elevate heart-rate much.

My strength training is primarily dumbbells and body-weight, with a couple of medicine balls, a stability ball, and some ankle weights in the mix. I don't have a reliable spotter and I am just getting to the point where lifting heavy might be an option. In other words, the heaviest thing I lift right now are a pair of 17.5lb dumbbells on seated lat rows on the stability ball, and on front and side squats. This Sunday, I'm phasing in 20lbs on the lat rows. (Squats a week later).

Honestly, it's hard for me to say whether I find either exercise enjoyable in and of itself, or if it's more of the, "Whoa. I think I just shaved 5 minutes off the time to do this route!" or "Hey, I just picked up a 20lb weight in each hand and I remember when I needed both hands to pick up 15!" or "Hang on a second. There. In the mirror... is that my deltoid?" I definitely love the feeling after the workout when I can stop. And I love seeing the results of both cardio and strength training. As for the actual exercise, some days I'm more into one than the other. Sometimes I have to push myself, because I'm afraid that if I take a (non-rest) day off, one day will become two and then more and I'll just quit doing it. Sometimes I love it. Sometimes I'm meh. But I don't do exercises I hate. And the meh passes.

I prefer strength, but do both. 2-3 days are geared more to strength, there is usually some sort of Crossfit type work in there that gets my heart rate up...AMRAPs and EMOM, I enjoy those, but the majority is more just strength. Then 2-3 days a week I do kickboxing. I count that as my all cardio days. I do enjoy that for cardio. I had to look and try a bunch of different things to find cardio that I really enjoy.

Also prefer strength, but do both and yoga -)

I hate strength. I like cardio because I can do it while watching TV or something... or walk outside when it's nice out.

Standing in place and counting reps is just incredibly boring for me and I'd rather do dishes... Seriously, I try to do 3 sets of push ups every other day and it's torture already!

I love to spend time outdoors, so cardio activities are pretty much all I do. I walk, I hike, I run, I bike. If I lived where there was more snow, I'd ski or snowshoe. Spending time inside a stinky gym is a total turn-off. I don't exercise for weight loss or looks, I exercise because I enjoy being active in the outdoors.

I prefer strength training myself , not only does heavy weights target the muscle intended but it applies pressure to your core and with enough sets and reps, you will lose fat as well. I will incorporate some ab training between my sets at each session .

Love cardio and the after effects. Don't mind lifting but defo comes second. I tell you what does suck in my opinion and that's core work and stretching. I hate that stuff.