Group: General Fitness & Exercise

General Fitness & Exercise
Created: 2011/12/31, Members: 382, Messages: 54581

Various general exercise related discussions. Find out what it takes to reach your fitness goals through daily effective exercise. With so many options we try to find out what works best.

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weight loss question

mj_4u2admire
mj_4u2admire
Posts: 1
Joined: 2002/10/18
Canada
2002/10/18, 09:47 PM
hey what's up everybody, i was just wondering i'm currently 205 pounds and want to get to like 185-190 by january 2003, i was wondering if i should focus soley on cardio and lift light weights occassionally, or should i balance both cardio and lifting weights?
bb1fit
bb1fit
Posts: 11,105
Joined: 2001/06/30
United States
2002/10/18, 11:04 PM
By all means, do both. As has been stated, muscle is the fuel that stokes your metabolism. The more muscle mass you acquire, the more fat you burn on a daily basis. I personally think you should use the cardio to no more than supplement your weight training and proper diet. Done correctly, you will be much better off, and also have "shaped" your body, which cardio cannot do. You want to increase your muscle to fat ratio. Of course, proper diet needs to be a very big part of the equasion. About 80% of it! Good luck...