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Posted on Feb 11th 2008 7:00AM by Jacki DonaldsonAm I running down the wrong path with my cardio workouts? They're the foundation of my fitness routine but after considering what Jim Karas has to say about his Cardio-Free Diet -- check out his book here --- I'm not sure they should be.
We've been fed a line when it comes to cardio, says Karas, who links the trend toward cardio with an increase in obesity rates. Interval strength training is what we should embrace because it builds lean muscle mass which propels metabolism. The more cardio you do, on the other hand, the more hungry you are, the more you eat, the more you gain.
Your body will simply transform with strength training, according to Karas whose eating regime includes three daily meals and one snack, totaling 1,200 calories. Some say eating only 1,200 calories will cause weight loss no matter what exercise you do. So maybe it's not entirely the cardio-free component that does the trick. Maybe it's the virtual starvation.
"Cardio training (jogging, treadmill, stationary bike) may have been over-emphasized over the last decade," says this blogger, "but that doesn't mean we need to can the cardio. It means we need to start emphasizing the benefits of strength training and bodyweight exercises.
Balance. That's what I think each person needs. So I'll keep at my cardio routine -- I enjoy it, it's helped me drop a few pounds, and it sets my day off on just the right course -- but maybe I'll pump up the number of days I devote to strength training too. What about you?
We've been fed a line when it comes to cardio, says Karas, who links the trend toward cardio with an increase in obesity rates. Interval strength training is what we should embrace because it builds lean muscle mass which propels metabolism. The more cardio you do, on the other hand, the more hungry you are, the more you eat, the more you gain.
Your body will simply transform with strength training, according to Karas whose eating regime includes three daily meals and one snack, totaling 1,200 calories. Some say eating only 1,200 calories will cause weight loss no matter what exercise you do. So maybe it's not entirely the cardio-free component that does the trick. Maybe it's the virtual starvation.
"Cardio training (jogging, treadmill, stationary bike) may have been over-emphasized over the last decade," says this blogger, "but that doesn't mean we need to can the cardio. It means we need to start emphasizing the benefits of strength training and bodyweight exercises.
Balance. That's what I think each person needs. So I'll keep at my cardio routine -- I enjoy it, it's helped me drop a few pounds, and it sets my day off on just the right course -- but maybe I'll pump up the number of days I devote to strength training too. What about you?
