- Improves cardiovascular health, increases stamina, and burns calories. Cardio workouts are great for boosting endurance and breaking a sweat.
- Builds muscle strength and mass, boosts your metabolism, and improves bone density. Weight lifting is ideal for shaping and toning your body.
- Cardio typically burns more calories than weight lifting, but your metabolism may stay elevated for longer after weight lifting.
- Cardio burns calories while you work out, but weight lifting builds muscle mass over time.
- Combining cardio and weight lifting can help you lose weight, burn fat, and build muscle.
- A 50-50 split of cardio and weight training is a good starting point.
- There's no wrong way to train as long as you're having fun and avoiding injury.