Cardio vs Lifting for women
Spoilascanb
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I have heard so many different sides when it comes to cardio vs lifting when it comes to weight loss. I do 60 minute cardio and 30-40 minute lifting. I have had a loss, but not a lot. What are your suggestions?
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There is no "vs" here. Each type has different functions. How much you focus on one vs the other depends on your goals (what's more important to you? Strength or cardiovascular fitness? Or are they equally important?)
For weight loss, exercise has almost nothing to do with it other than give you more calories to eat (I'm partial to cardio for that reason because I like food, not because it's "better" for weight loss). How much you eat compared to how much you burn over time is what determines in what direction your weight moves and how fast.
As for not losing a lot, this could either be an issue of inaccurate logging or an issue of unrealistic expectations. What are your age, height, and weight, and how much have you lose in what timeframe?10 -
Why one or the other?
Very little to do with weight loss either. Zero to do with it if you use this site as intended.
"What are your suggestions?"
Concentrate on managing your food intake better for weight loss - you are looking in the wrong place if you think your exercise is the driving force behind weight loss.14 -
Eat a bit less in order to lose weight. Lift in order to gain/maintain strength, muscle, and bone density. Do cardio for your heart/lungs. Be active in general because your body was made to move.9
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Yes, that's like saying food vs water. But that said, your weight loss will come from what and how much you eat. Do the training (endurance and strength) to build fitness.4
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Lifting for everyone...9
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Both are good for different reasons but if you wish to look sculptured and not a smaller version of your current physique I would focus on weight lifting and supplement with cardio. So switch them around. Also you don't need to b working out everyday incase that's what you do 3-4 times a week is sufficient and sustainable. Dial in your calories because it's easier to eat less then to burn off 100s of calories.0
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@sijomial I have never heard it in that way.
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@MagnumOpus1 am looking toward looking smaller yet not having a lot of flab.0
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Lift before cardio if you do both in one day. If you do 60 minutes cardio, you are too tired to lift after that.2
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Osteoporosis should be a concern for all of us. Lifting can reduce and even reverse loss of bone density and help prevent the most common fractures. We lose about 1% of our bone mass per year after age 40.1
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I do both. Cardio in the morning, lifting 2-3x weekly after work. You lose weight by keeping to your calorie deficit.0
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Both are beneficial0
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Do both for fitness and health. Count calories for weight loss and allow enough calories to fuel all that exercise.0
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I do both. I prioritize lifting becuase I really enjoy it. I lift 4x a week for about 50-65 min followed by 15 min of cardio. I dedicate 1 day to spin or 45 min straight cardio cuz I do like it too, just not as much as lifting.
Focus on your calorie deficit for weight loss.0 -
Osteoporosis should be a concern for all of us. Lifting can reduce and even reverse loss of bone density and help prevent the most common fractures. We lose about 1% of our bone mass per year after age 40.
Yes, my Mom has always been very active, but her Osteoporosis doctor wishes she'd started strength training decades ago.0 -
Spoilascanb wrote: »I have heard so many different sides when it comes to cardio vs lifting when it comes to weight loss. I do 60 minute cardio and 30-40 minute lifting. I have had a loss, but not a lot. What are your suggestions?
I have no suggestions. I mostly lifted very heavy for years, and changed my body big time, got a booty, pecs and everything. With the lifting, I look like a new person, and dropped a bunch of sizes.
But the women who did cardio only look much thinner, but not as curvy/fit/tight. I think if I only did cardio, I would look flabbier and more loose, flat butt, but a lot smaller in size than I am now.
Now I do more cardio. I still lift, but cardio is a larger bit of my workouts. I did it that way - lifting first and cardio after because in the success boards, they always lament not starting lifting earlier and waiting until they were thin to lift.
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I have done cardio all my life but my body only changed with weight training. Some days I train in a way to keep my heart rate up similar to how it is with running or cycling. But I'm pretty new at lifting0
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I train both ways. I love to run and schedule a couple of runs a week. I play netball once a week too. Then I do one pure strength session and 4 crossfit sessions a week. Mixing it up gives me the best of all worlds and I never get bored. Lifting has changed my shape, cardio keeps me lean, netball gives me girl time!0
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Eat at a calorie deficit for weight loss.
Do cardio for cardiovascular health.
Do strength training to maintain muscle mass and overall health as well.
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Some people do exercise for a specific look, in addition to their health. Like, if you want to be long and lean, with bones poking out everywhere, running, Pilates and yoga are going to be better for you than heavy lifting.
If you want that round booty and muscular look, you can run and Pilates and yoga all day and not achieve that- you have to lift heavy or do bodyweight exercises. If you want intimidating lats, swimming is great for that. Lean with big shoulders - basketball, small upper body and heavily muscular lower body - soccer or cycling.
The kind of exercise you do does have a direct correlation the types of body changes you get as you lose weight, so deciding what exercise you do is a real consideration.
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For an example of how exercise choice shapes your body, just use your eyes. You'll see the same body patterns even across genders for each sport.
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