Lift first, then run
If your workout for the day calls for both weight training and cardio, you're better off saving the cardio for last. This popular approach came to be when people began stressing the importance of resistance training. Basically, holding off on the cardio until the second half of this workout ensures that you will have plenty of energy for the first half, which is when you're lifting. But, it turns out that there is another health reason to support why you should continue to workout in this order, and it has less to do with abs and more do with blood pressure.
A study at Kinki Welfare University in Hyogo, Japan revealed that jogging can counteract the spike in blood pressure caused by weight training. Researchers found that people who ran for twenty minutes after resistance training increased the elasticity of their arteries by 2 percent over those who performed their workout in reverse (i.e. cardio first, then resistance training).
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
1-29-2008 @ 4:32PM
Beth said...
Hi...cool post about jogging and strength training. Can you tell me your source for that Japanese study you mention? I can't find it online.
thanks!
Beth
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1-29-2008 @ 7:12PM
Oz said...
I am curious to know as to whether or not this falls true if say you do cardio in the morning and resistance training in the evening.
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1-30-2008 @ 1:19PM
Vishaal said...
Kinki University? Now THAT's a school name, lol.
I believe this is true that doing cardio after strenth training is good, however, I feel my stregth is all but gone after doing weights, so cardio after seems to harsh on my body.
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