Depending on your fitness level and workout intensity, you burn primarily fat and carbohydrate during exercise. The human body stores both of these fuel sources, and we can tap into these for energy during exercise. For this reason, it is usually not necessary to eat before a short cardio workout. Other factors for determining if […]
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Busting the Top 5 Cardio Machine Myths
Knowing the truth to some of these cardio machine myths could help you get a better workout, reach your fitness goals faster and may help with weight loss. Machines are not perfect, and we need to keep in mind there are always individual differences that need to be accounted for when interpreting results from cardio […]
Does Lifting Weights Burn Fat Faster Than Cardio?
Many people may have heard that resistance training, including lifting weights, can be beneficial for your health and contribute to weight loss. However, it is often unclear just how big a part weight training plays in increasing the metabolism and causing fat loss. Should we all be swapping our cardio routines for dumbbells to get […]
Should You Do Cardio or Weights First at the Gym?
There is no simple answer to this question, as it depends greatly on what you want to achieve in your workout, personal preference and even on the time you have to exercise. For most of the population, it is challenge enough simply to find time to fit in both cardio and strength training, and doing […]
How much cardio to lose weight fast?
Unfortunately there is no easy answer to this question. As there are so many variable s involved in both weight loss and so many types of cardiovascular exercise, there is not one method that will help everybody lose weight the fastest. It can be said, however, that there is no doubt that exercise is extremely […]
10 Tips to Improve Your Cardio Workout
Cardiovascular exercise is something that should be included in everyone’s fitness regimen. There are many different activities you can choose to do such as walking, running, biking, or even playing a sport. Cardiovascular exercise offers many benefits including increasing immunity, glucose tolerance, insulin sensitivity, sense of well being, and work, recreational and sports performance and […]
Cardio exercises for a flat stomach
It seems like everyone I talk to wants to lose weight from their stomach. This is not a surprise since the belly is a very common place for our bodies’ to store fat. And you can bet TV infomercials see this too, just about every day you can see new products showcasing men and women […]