Has strength training or cardio given you personally better results

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  • PowerliftingMom
    PowerliftingMom Posts: 430 Member
    edited June 2018
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    Strength training has worked best for ME. I did almost exclusive cardio for 1 year and was constantly hungry. I did lose a lot of weight, but actually looked a bit sickly. Switched to almost all strength training and have been maintaining on 2000 calories and feel and look so much better. I only do minimal cardio for heart health. I'm 59 and I think strength training is extremely important for older folks.

    This is my personal opinion, but I think strength training you get a bigger bang for your buck. Strength training increases muscle mass and therefore you can burn more calories and don't have to spent hours doing boring (well for me it is) cardio.
  • swebb1103
    swebb1103 Posts: 200 Member
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    Both in combination work best for me. I do 3 days of cardio and 2 days of strength training, alternating. I have not lost many pounds but I have lost a lot of inches and my blood sugars are fantastic (I'm Type 2).

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