Cardio / Strength Training??

linds_nicole_ · November 2020

I have a question and hopefully its not a dumb one haha
I am trying to lose weight, and only doing strength training (would you consider resistance bands strength training??), no cardio.
My question is: Is cardio easier after weight loss and months of strength training? Or would it be the same difficulty regardless??

MaltedTea · November 2020

According to Harvard: https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/give-your-heart-health-a-lift

And resistance bands can be strength training tools. Personally, I'd look at the amount of resistance and build up progressively, however. 🤷🏾‍♀️

brianpperkins131 · November 2020

The less you weigh and better shape you're in will make cardio feel easier when you pick it up. A lot depends what cardio activity you choose.

AnnPT77 · November 2020

Good advice above!

Also, to be specific, keep in mind that the range of activities that count as "cardio" is huge. Casual walking or swimming (even playing in a pool/lake) count as cardio. It doesn't have to be some crazy intense thing done on a machine in a gym. Active video/VR games count. Dancing (of any type) counts. Games (Frisbee, bowling, golf, . . . all the way up to ice hockey or roller derby and beyond) count.

Getting stronger will make many types of cardio easier, but some are inherently more manageable than others. Some are more compatible with high bodyweight or mobility limitations than others. And any complicated or intense form of cardio will likely involve some kind of learning curve, no matter how fit a person is when they start.

(That's part of what makes complicated things fun, to me: It takes time to get good at them. I started rowing (on water) while I was still obese, and even competed. In more recent years, I've helped with my club's learn to row classes. People take the class at a range of body sizes and degrees of athleticism. Strong people have a strength advantage, but they're not necessarily the technically best rowers the fastest - there's more to it than that.)

You have a great start: Keep doing things you find manageable and enjoyable, try to keep increasing the challenge level little by little, and your fitness will improve.

linds_nicole_ · November 2020

MaltedTea wrote: »

Personally, I'd look at the amount of resistance and build up progressively, however. 🤷🏾‍♀️

What do you mean?

yirara · November 2020

Not do the

linds_nicole_ wrote: »

MaltedTea wrote: »

Personally, I'd look at the amount of resistance and build up progressively, however. 🤷🏾‍♀️

What do you mean?

Not do the same exercise with the same resistance continuously, but use more resistance or do more difficult exercises. You don't gain strength my doing the same over and over again. Or do you build leg muscle by just walking the same distance every day, say from your bed to your kitchen? (yes, it's a silly example, but it still holds true).

nitalieben · November 2020

linds_nicole_ wrote: »

MaltedTea wrote: »

Personally, I'd look at the amount of resistance and build up progressively, however. 🤷🏾‍♀️

What do you mean?

I.e. some resistance bands have resistance levels indicated, either as extra light, medium, or in terms of lbs or kgs.

So to build up progressively means to increase reps or resistance or both.

Cardio / Strength Training??

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