Why you should stop avoiding cardio…
Had a client tell me yesterday she loved running but everyone said cardio was “bad” & she should only lift weights. 🤦🏼♀️ (but she hates it & is the reason she avoids the gym)
This is the problem with the inter-webs & having so much information at our fingertips. We get lost in the things we love, we ignore our intuition, & think we have to do what everyone else is doing.
I’ll ask you this, if you choose a form of exercise you hate, do you think you’ll stick with it? Don’t you think getting to the gym, period, is most important?
I personally love me some cardio. 🙋🏼♀️ Type A, give me that hit & high all day long. No shame as long as you are using it for the right reasons & from a place of self love, not self hate.
Too many people use it to punish themselves for overeating, or they use it incorrectly as a singular form of exercise thinking it will build them a booty 🍑
You absolutely can use cardio to reach your fat loss goals. It’s just another tool for your toolbelt! Strength training can be abused as well, it all comes down to your application & relationship with food & exercise.
Cardio conditioning is a tool that improves your health, performance, & even allow you to build some muscle (yes, cardio can!).
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For example, why do many CrossFitters look so “jacked?” We combine cardio AND resistance training in our workouts. Is it for everyone? NO, not if you hate it. Will it work for you if you stick with it? YES.
Cardio should be intelligently applied, just like lifting weights.
We should be working all our energy systems & using different modalities, switch it up, your body does adapt.
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Benefits of Cardio🔽
- Increased Aerobic Capacity, Endurance
- Decreased Risk of Heart Disease (and more)
- Improved Mood & Sense of Well-Being
- Burns Calories
- Improves Insulin Sensitivity & Blood Sugar Metabolism
- Decreased Recovery Time Between Sets/Sessions
- Improved Blood Flow to Muscles
- Ability To Perform Longer Sets Under Load
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➡️Resistance Training should be prioritized over your cardio & conditioning, optimally we need BOTH.
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How bout we start with just simply picking something we love & moving our bodies?!
If you’re looking for some guidance and need some help along your journey, I’d love to learn more about you HERE 🤗