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I get asked every week how much cardio is needed to lose weight, or if it’s needed at all. There’s so much conflicting information out there on how we first need to lose weight with cardio before strength training. When first starting out, cardio can be a great tool to burn calories and help lose weight. However, for many reasons listed in this article, long-term cardio is not the best method for fat loss.
One of the things I hear the most from women is they know they should be doing weighted exercises, but they don’t want to get bulky. Training with weights to improve health and elicit a body transformation has become more popularized by the media, but the fear of getting “big” from lifting heavier weights still exists. I hear this so often that I feel obligated to address whether or not there is any truth to getting “bulky” from lifting.
Same weight, different look? Learn why muscle, not just fat loss, shapes your body and how strength training creates a toned, defined physique after 30.