Good article for discussion. Diet and exercise go hand in hand, you can't do one without the other. Or should I say you CAN do one without the other but you won't be satisfied with the results.
I have to disagree with abolishing cardio altogether. Cardio, like everything else should be done in moderation. A lifetime of strength training ONLY will leave me looking like someone I have never desired to look like. I like lean muscle, not bulk muscle. For that, light to moderate weights AND cardio are required.
I have too often heard the big misconception of turning Fat to Muscle-- I've even heard personal trainers make that statement. Fat is fat and muscle is muscle. We can build muscle and we can burn fat-- but we should learn to distinguish the two as separate entities and not turn them into one.
Sadly losing weight is not nearly as easy as gaining it, but by far rewarding when we achieve our goals!
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Good article for discussion. Diet and exercise go hand in hand, you can't do one without the other. Or should I say you CAN do one without the other but you won't be satisfied with the results.
I have to disagree with abolishing cardio altogether. Cardio, like everything else should be done in moderation. A lifetime of strength training ONLY will leave me looking like someone I have never desired to look like. I like lean muscle, not bulk muscle. For that, light to moderate weights AND cardio are required.
I have too often heard the big misconception of turning Fat to Muscle-- I've even heard personal trainers make that statement. Fat is fat and muscle is muscle. We can build muscle and we can burn fat-- but we should learn to distinguish the two as separate entities and not turn them into one.
Sadly losing weight is not nearly as easy as gaining it, but by far rewarding when we achieve our goals!
Again, great post Diane!
September 11, 2009 - 9:07amThis Comment
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