Cardiovascular Exercise vs. Strength Training for Faster Weight Loss
What is cardiovascular exercise?
Cardiovascular exercise is any continous activity that increases heart rate, respiration, raises oxygen, and blood flow throughout the body while using large muscle groups of the body repetitively and rhythmically.
Cardiovascular Exercise will…
Keep excess pounds at bay
Increase your stamina, fitness and strength
Strengthens your immune system
Reduce your health risks
Manage chronic conditions
Strengthen your heart
Keep your arteries clear
Boost your mood
Supports your mental health
Lowers blood pressure
Improves your sleep
Regulates blood sugar
What is strength training?
Resistance training (also called strength training or weight training) is the use of resistance to muscular contraction to build strength, anaerobic endurance and size of skeletal muscles.
There are so many benefits to strength training that will enhance your quality of life and improve your ability to do everyday activities.
Strength Training will…
protect your joints from injury
increase your metabolish
help you burn more calories efficiently
Improves Bone Health
Help you manage or lose weight
Improves heart health
Increased Energy Levels
Decreases abdominal fat
Enhanced Brain Health
Improved Mood
Better Flexibility and Mobility
Makes you stronger
Decreases your risk of falls
Lowers your risk of injury
Helps manage your blood sugar levels.
It’s important to understand that weight loss is caused by burning more calories than you consume. This fact leads some people to assume that the type of exercise that burns the most calories will also produce the most fat loss, That's an incorrect assumption.
Strength training is the most effective type of exercise to reduce body fat percentage. However, It’s important to understanding the difference between weight loss and fat loss. When your body is in a caloric deficit, it will burn anything it can for energy. That means it will burn fat, but it will also burn muscle tissue."
Yes a cardio workout burns more calories than a weight-training workout. However, your metabolism may stay elevated for longer after strengtrh training rather than cardio, and weight lifting is better for building muscle. Thus, the ideal exercise program for improving body composition and health includes both cardio and weights. Not only does it improve body composition, but it improves heart health and longevity.
Exercise of all kinds reduces body fat levels by expending energy. That includes cardiovascular exercise as well as weight training. The key is your intensity level on how to determine your calorie burn during a workout.
“You’re are the only one in control of what happens in your journey.”
