cardio & weights OR weights & yoga ... ?

vger11
vger11 Posts: 248
in Fitness and Exercise
I'm having a difficult time utilizing the gym 100% ... I want the most bang for my time in, but with 20lbs to drop before fall i'm looking for the most burn a good 5 days out of the week. i rest in between weights so I get that and the protein to help with recovery, but what I don't understand is the benefits between cardio and core....

I don't target areas, bec' that doesn't really work....all I want is to get to a target/healthy weight with the best punch.

Any advice would help...including power foods to concentrate on, THX

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  • meerkat70
    meerkat70 Posts: 4,605 Member
    Do you want to build cardio endurance, or flexibility?
  • vger11
    vger11 Posts: 248
    muscle and endurance....pretty flexible, but would love to blow out pilates tho
  • meerkat70
    meerkat70 Posts: 4,605 Member
    If you want muscle and endurance, cardio and weights.
  • joankpoirier
    joankpoirier Posts: 281 Member
    Core is very important!!
  • meerkat70
    meerkat70 Posts: 4,605 Member
    Core is very important!!

    Yes. And can be built through a well designed weight training programme.

    Heavy lifting, squats, deadlifts. If time's limited, a good strength programme will do the basics for core training.
  • Nerdy_Rose
    Nerdy_Rose Posts: 1,277 Member
    do everything. carido, weights, and yoga. alternate. lift heavy. up your protein intake to at least 30%.
  • EDesq
    EDesq Posts: 1,527 Member
    muscle and endurance....pretty flexible, but would love to blow out pilates tho


    Do all 3, that's the best way to go. TRUST Me ALL are important...and just because you are flexible now, don't neglect it because as you age, here is the order of things: #1 Flexibility, #2 Strength (ESPECIALLY Lower Body) to keep you mobile! Endurance is about perception and a bit of "pride" when we are young; where do you walk/climb and what do you do in everyday life that you will go more than a mile w/o stopping?
  • lyttlewon
    lyttlewon Posts: 1,118 Member
    All three. Yoga isn't just about flexibility either. It will correct the stuff you throw out of whack doing weights and cardio. My back cracks like crazy during Yoga and it feels SO GOOD.
  • vger11
    vger11 Posts: 248
    muscle and endurance....pretty flexible, but would love to blow out pilates tho


    I want to do all 3, cardio/weights/yoga.....just want to prioritize and do one combo 3 x wk


    I hear cardio burn a lot in the moment, but significant weight lifting burns more in the long run....so which would you add to yoga 3 x week??
  • kaervaak
    kaervaak Posts: 274 Member
    For weight loss, lifting heavy is the most effective, followed by high intensity interval training like sprints, followed in a very distant third place by steady state cardio. Weight lifting has been shown to be up to 9 times more effective at burning subcutaneous fat over time than steady state cardio (mostly through the afterburn effect).
  • pyogaluv
    pyogaluv Posts: 1
    Try power yoga! I lost over 20 pounds in a few months by doing it everyday. My favorite power yoga instructor is Mark Gonzales. He produces some of the best yoga videos I've seen out there. High quality, excellent flow, great instruction and he creates such a great workout experience. Check him out if you can!
    http://vimeo.com/channels/poweryoga

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