There is a tug of war between cardio and weight training. Everyone has an opinion on what they believe is best, totally based on their own devices.
I have not always been a massive advocate of weight training, and unfortunately, it was because of old fashioned conditioning. Remember the old saying for many women that they don’t want to resemble a man? I’m ashamed of saying that and wish it weren’t true. But as they say, ignorance is pretty much a big part of this and media conditioning. That’s why I was the kind of woman on some form of cardio machinery. Day in, day out, that’s all I knew and continued with it.
What changed, you may ask? Well, I loved the tone and shape of those who lifted weights. It looked like they were athletic, strong and also fit. That combined all in one was a great goal to look at. I didn’t quite get the same from cardio. It felt like a natural transition towards doing something a little different and seeing what would become of it.
The big question is, was it weights or cardio that helped me lose body fat? I would have to say, a bit of both — but one did a lot more for your physique than the other.
For HIIT:
- High-intensity intervals lead to fat loss because training this way improves metabolic hormone levels and the…
