Here’s a great article from Men’s Health titled, 15 Reasons Lifting Is Better Than Cardio. Using a food analogy, the article compares strength training to the main course and cardio to a side dish.
- Strength training is better for building and strengthening muscle, and also improves joint and connective tissue strength.
- Strength training is better for boosting your metabolism, and the effect persists longer into the post-workout (rest) phase.
- Strength training is better for improving mobility and range-of-motion.
- Strength training is better for reducing the risk of injury.
- Strength training will make you look better.
- Strength training provides way more variety.
- Strength training helps us reverse the effects of aging and increase longevity.
If you love your cardio, stick with it. You don’t necessarily have to do strength training instead of cardio.
Identify your goals, develop an exercise/workout plan that’s consistent with those goals, and get in the weight room.
Get STRONGER, Get FASTER!
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