Is Cardio Necessary?
UponThisRock
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Or could you achieve your weight loss goals with resistance training and diet?
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I'm not really sure, but I'd like to know cus I hate cardio LOL. If I'm not mistaken though I do think cardio is necessary, but I could very well be wrong. I've learned a lot of things that I always thought to be true, turned out not so true.0
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From a purely weight loss perspective, no cardio is not at all necessary. There are certainly other benefits to cardio, but it is not a requirement for weight loss.0
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Or could you achieve your weight loss goals with resistance training and diet?
Weight loss goals... If that's just losing weight then sure, don't even need the Resistance training... :huh:0 -
I've always understood that it is, becuase it helps burn that extra fat. But from what "they" say now days, not a lot of cardio is needed. I hope it is, I'm a cardio junkie, and do not like strength training, but I do it because I know it's important. I guess I'm addicted to the higher inital calorie burn in cardio.0
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Cardio is the ONLY thing that has ever worked for me as far as weight loss goes.0
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I don't think it's technically necessary, but it will definitely help.
This article is helpful: http://exercise.about.com/cs/weightloss/a/cardiowtloss.htm0 -
Or could you achieve your weight loss goals with resistance training and diet?
Yep!...Edited I meant to say Cardio is not necessary
Weight loss goals... If that's just losing weight then sure, don't even need the Resistance training...
Resistance training maintains as much muscle possible so that the weight loss is more fat loss than lean tissue0 -
Cardio is a huge reducer of heart problems. You can lose weight from just diet and not working out at all. The real question is what is healthy. Cardio helps blood circulation, lung capacity, endurance ect. Weight and resistance training strength, muscle, tone. To be healthy and loose weight you should do both. Cardio burns calories faster the resistance training as well. As far as weight that is just a number. You can do just resistance training and diet gain muscle and not loose any weight at all actually gain weight because I'm sure everyone has heard muscle weighs more then fat.0
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Or could you achieve your weight loss goals with resistance training and diet?
Nope!Weight loss goals... If that's just losing weight then sure, don't even need the Resistance training...
Resistance training maintains as much muscle possible so that the weight loss is more fat loss than lean tissue
I don't disagree... :happy: Just wondering what point the OP is trying to make...0 -
Or could you achieve your weight loss goals with resistance training and diet?
Yep <--EditedWeight loss goals... If that's just losing weight then sure, don't even need the Resistance training...
Resistance training maintains as much muscle possible so that the weight loss is more fat loss than lean tissue
I don't disagree... :happy: Just wondering what point the OP is trying to make...
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You lift weights to strengthen your arm, chest and leg muscles. You do cardio to strengthen your heart muscle. All these activities burn extra calories.
IMO... having more muscle means burning more calories but you don't need cardio to lose weight. You just need a caloric deficit.0 -
Cardio is a huge reducer of heart problems. You can lose weight from just diet and not working out at all. The real question is what is healthy. Cardio helps blood circulation, lung capacity, endurance ect. Weight and resistance training strength, muscle, tone. To be healthy and loose weight you should do both. Cardio burns calories faster the resistance training as well. As far as weight that is just a number. You can do just resistance training and diet gain muscle and not loose any weight at all actually gain weight because I'm sure everyone has heard muscle weighs more then fat.
Resistance training is also a huge reducer of heart problems, and it has outperformed cardio in reducing the risk of type-2 diabetes.0 -
Or could you achieve your weight loss goals with resistance training and diet?
Yes.
Or like they said, technically all you need to lose weight is a calorie deficit but the results might not look too pretty even if the scale says a lower number.0 -
Cardio is great... for cardiovascular health.
A year ago when I got on the treadmill it was all I could do to keep my heart rate below 180 for the simplest walk (by the machines HRM), checking in grocery stores /drug stores (chemists for the UK?) Blood pressure was fine but did have a fairly high resting heart rate. It didn't take long to see progress. I've stopped with the treadmill but am once again swimming.
Strength-training is what you want for weight loss though, if you can do your sets to exhaustion (lifting what you can for 8-10 reps, with the last rep being rough to finish in good form you're at your challenge point) you'll burn during and after the workout, and make your current muscle more efficient.0 -
You lift weights to strengthen your arm, chest and leg muscles. You do cardio to strengthen your heart muscle. All these activities burn extra calories.
You heart rate doesn't increase when you lift weights?0 -
I've done weight loss regiment on just adjusting what I eat alone. In 6 weeks, I lost 22 lbs that's without incorporating any exercise eating 5-6x a day. The program stated that 70% relies on what you consume so I wanted to test that claim. I could have just imagine how much I would have lost then if I incorporated exercise in the equation.
I've disliked Cardio but the workout regiment I follow at least has it incorporated 2x a week with 3x Strength training. I finished round #1 and close to finishing up round #2. Only difference I made is added more Cardio during lunch time workout (3X more). Needless to say, I've seen more inches and pounds off my frame than the first go round. I'll definitely have final stats done in 2 weeks time.0 -
I don't disagree... :happy: Just wondering what point the OP is trying to make...
I'm being Socratic
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I don't disagree... :happy: Just wondering what point the OP is trying to make...
I'm being Socratic
Mehh, and here I was spoiling for a internet forum fight :explode:0 -
You lift weights to strengthen your arm, chest and leg muscles. You do cardio to strengthen your heart muscle. All these activities burn extra calories.
You heart rate doesn't increase when you lift weights?
Obviously it does, but with a different affect from what I've read on the subject.
There is so much contradicting info out there on the subject of weight loss and working out, it's hard to know what's right and what's wrong.
This was just my opinion on the subject.0 -
It's not necessary, but when you have a fairly low calorie goal it's nice to earn those exercise calories. :-) But strictly for weightloss or fitness, no not necessary.0
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Cardio makes your heart (muscle) stronger, lungs more efficient. Cardio and strength are necessary to improve stamina and endurance. Proper diet, cardio and strength are sort of the golden triangle to fitness. My personal observations of self improvement over the past 30 years. In my opinion, I do not think it's necessary to do more than 20 minutes of cardio daily if it's high intensity interval training. I just love to work out!
NOTE: Muscle doesn't weigh more than fat. It's denser. Pound for pound it weighs the same.0 -
Cardio is the only way I've lost weight. Although I love to walk, seems jogging in the past took the weight off and firmed me up much quicker.
I don't really like doing cardio/weights/resistance DVDs, but when I'm finished of course it feels great
I think it's necessary to move around throughout the day and not be a couch potato all day long.
So whether it's moving around in your own house making the bed, washing dishes, sweeping/vacuuming, etc - it's moving, and our body appreciates that I believe.0 -
You heart rate doesn't increase when you lift weights?
When you lift heavy, it does have a cardio effect depending on type of weight lifting moves you're doing. :bigsmile:
I started wearing my HRM when I do my lifting sessions 2X a week at the gym. I generally do a lot of super sets.
I find that I sweat as much as I do lifting weights when I just do my regular cardio workouts :laugh:0 -
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Or could you achieve your weight loss goals with resistance training and diet?
Yep!...Edited I meant to say Cardio is not necessaryWeight loss goals... If that's just losing weight then sure, don't even need the Resistance training...
Resistance training maintains as much muscle possible so that the weight loss is more fat loss than lean tissue
Weight loss and fat loss are actually 2 different things. Just saying.:drinker:0 -
Cardio makes your heart (muscle) stronger, lungs more efficient. Cardio and strength are necessary to improve stamina and endurance. Proper diet, cardio and strength are sort of the golden triangle to fitness. My personal observations of self improvement over the past 30 years. In my opinion, I do not think it's necessary to do more than 20 minutes of cardio daily if it's high intensity interval training.
NOTE: Muscle doesn't weigh more than fat. It's denser. Pound for pound it weighs the same.
20 minutes of HIIT daily is a minimum???? Holy Crap.0 -
Cardio makes your heart (muscle) stronger, lungs more efficient. Cardio and strength are necessary to improve stamina and endurance. Proper diet, cardio and strength are sort of the golden triangle to fitness. My personal observations of self improvement over the past 30 years. In my opinion, I do not think it's necessary to do more than 20 minutes of cardio daily if it's high intensity interval training.
NOTE: Muscle doesn't weigh more than fat. It's denser. Pound for pound it weighs the same.
20 minutes of HIIT daily is a minimum???? Holy Crap.
That would be another 'fun' topic... How much HIT can you do a week :smokin:0 -
You heart rate doesn't increase when you lift weights?
When you lift heavy, it does have a cardio effect depending on type of weight lifting moves you're doing. :bigsmile:
I started wearing my HRM when I do my lifting sessions 2X a week at the gym. I generally do a lot of super sets.
I find that I sweat as much as I do lifting weights when I just do my regular cardio workouts :laugh:
Actually, the heavier you lift, the less of an aerobic effect it has. When your heart rate increases during heavy weight lifting, it does so by a different physiologic mechanism than it does during cardio. So there is no increased caloric burn with the increased heart rate. It's an easy mistake to make because people have become conditioned to using HRMs without understanding how HRMs work. In the case of weight lifting, HRMs are useless for estimating calories.
The truth is that, from an aerobic standpoint, doing heavy squats (e.g. 2-4 RM) has the aerobic effect of a casual stroll.0 -
That would be another 'fun' topic... How much HIT can you do a week :smokin:
Methinks the "H" would be compromised.0 -
whoops posted to wrong topic
Those C words all look alike. 0
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