Weights & WALKING are the best combo you could do in my opinion... I still make a point to run here and there. Especially if it's in a pick up basketball game or something. But honestly I would recommend Walking over Running for MOST (not all) people.
Yeah, plus walking can be as intensive for the heart as running if you walk fast enough, or climb stairs, hills ... When you run you learn to rely on your elasticity, when you walk you're more on the muscle it demands more blood flow (but maybe less so when you are well trained in walking). I'm an okay runner but i clearly suck at walking.
I do both. Doing weight training strengthens my muscles, reduces fat, and gives a great shape to my body, while running helps me improve stamina. I go to gym for weight training thrice a week (push, pull, lower body) and run twice a week (5 miles and 10 miles respectively).
I and my three coworkers have an obesity. We committed to do a healthy diet and lifestyle. My coworkers choose running and cycling. They do it quite extremely, they run/cycling almost everyday. Meanwhile I choose go to gym to do some minimalist weightlifting. In the next 6 months all my coworkers still have a belly fat, no significant difference to their bodyshape. But, my result showed a big difference, I lost almost 20 kgs, My face look younger, my body was strapped and muscular.
The difference is that they probably kept over-eating while you actually switched your diet. Weight loss really comes down to calories in and calories out.
@@principle6261 After I did further reserach, the weight training affects our body composition through increasing our muscle mass, the cardio such as running and cycling can't make this kind of changes significantly. The increasing of our muscle mass gave us a better metabolic condition, it will affect our appetite and calories burning. So we can do healthy diet much easier with a bunch of muscles in our body.
I tried running before. I lost lbs but in a slower way. I only felt endurance. Not strength or power. Now i am doing walking stairs 1 hrs. I never felt stronger. I really felt power. I dont get tired. When I lift myself to climb, I just need 1 hand for support, easily done. Im just on 1 month. My clothes are getting loose, a little bit. My blood pressure is low 100/70. My resting heart rate is at 82
Starting lifting weights regularly after being diagnosed with prediabetes. Building muscle not only made me look better, it also lowered my blood sugar. The rest of the bad cholesterol and stuff was fixed by eating a clean and healthy diet, along with not over eating. Cardio is too tiring for me. I could do it in 10 minute sprints, but long cardio sessions just seem useless to me and more damaging than weight lifting. I used to be sort of scared of weight lifting, but after getting used to it, looking up proper form, and realizing that it's all about consistency and not caring about how heavy or cool you look, just about hitting it regularly and consistently, I started making massive gains and changes.
@@amalksuresh286 Zone 2 cardio doesn't do much for "well being". It doesn't build muscle mass or strength, doesn't strengthen bones, and it drains the endocrine system of vital anabolic and youth hormones. Endurance athletes suffer from AFIB at much higher rates than even sedentary subjects and have weaker immune systems than strength athletes. It's far too easy to overtrain with zone 2 workouts. Going through my old workout logs 3 decades recently I could see that I almost always got a bad cold or flu shortly after several weeks of increased zone 2 training.
@@ax85114 Coming from a previous runner, I agree. Cross country is fun but overall running is not fun. I ride my bike when I feel like doing something fun that’s cardio related, otherwise it’s only weights and calisthenics.
This is an EXCELLENT video story and I'm very glad to see that it's out there. Most people absolutely hate cardio and will avoid all exercise because of it. As an Exercise Physiologist I've found it's a lot easier to get clients to be consistent and stay with strength training. I've seen more people quit gyms and exercise programs due to cardio. The benefits of strength training over steady-state, low-to-moderate pace cardio are almost too many to list here. Strength training provides cardio benefits but cardio provides zero strength benefits. Endurance-type training also depletes muscle mass and this effect accelerates with age. Strength training is the only way to combat the age-related muscle loss called Sarcopenia. Most people who run have heart rates that are WAY too high while they're exercising and this can damage cardiac tissues. That's why the MAF method of low heart rate training is a great idea for those who insist on long distance running.
I'm 41 years old, started weight lifting 5 years back, the benefits of it are amazing😍 I'm stronger 💪look younger ☺and more muscular😎 than my same age people whom just do cardio or no workout at all.
I'm 57 yrs.old and been lifting weights for about 42 yrs. at 47 yrs old 214 lbs. I was bench pressing 250lbs.11 times. Now weight lifting may be better for cardiovascular and mostly bodyweight pull ups, push ups, I do and kettlebell swings but I can say honestly jogging makes me feel better maybe it's because I have gotten older and I'm going to start doing more weight lifting but I love to jog because of the way it makes me feel. I do a lot of Jill jogging about 35 perfect of my jogging is hills...next year they will say running better..
36 here, at age 13 I was lifting a heavy dumbbell that my mom got me. Then I transition into gyms at age 25. Was most serious until COVID hit. Not going to blame it on COVID. I'm just focusing on a different athletics.
3 years later and doctors and studies are STILL saying weightlifting is better than running for your heart health. I do 3 days of cardio a week at 30 min 80% max and 5 days a week of weightlifting and i'm still struggling to fully believe weights are better :/ at this point in the game, i'm just being naive
I agree that doing both is better. I don't know about heart health, but resistance training is essential to keep us from getting injuries. Esp. as we get old, hip injuries are a leading cause of death. Aerobic and anaerobic exercises like walking, running, biking, and swimming all have different health benefits too. For the weights, I think 5 days a week is too much. Lifting is slightly tearing the muscles. I need 5-7 days to recover from any of my HIT lifting sessions (in my mid-40s). I run on other days of the week.
@@Shevock for me personally (everyone's different) i'll speak from my own experience. If your diet is on point, 2 days (48 hours) Saturday/Sunday is all you need to fully recover
@@bkohler89 Certainly. I agree about diet. But it's more than diet (mine's never been 100% on point), but also age (I feel I healed within a few hours when I was 20) and genes (I'm naturally strong, which I found out after taking a few years off of lifting and then having to move a 500 lb organ: some people would have lost more strength than I did).
@Chiheb Bouhanaf I've started changing my mindset on this topic yet AGAIN lol ugh :P Now i'm switching back to my old mindset that cardio is better than lifting. I'm gonna give anecdotal evidence just purley based off my own experience. When i weightlift i go beyond my 80% HR zone sometimes since weightlifting is anerobic i'm not suprised. When i do cardio on the eliptical bike for 30 min 3 times a week at 80% of my HR i can literally feel the difference in my heart rate how my heart feels etc. My heart rate ALWAYS feels more calm and relaxed after doing cardio vs weightlifting which again, is anerobic (eliptical bike, aerobic) so....idk i still feel like cardio is better :/ i dont risk it, i do both
Resistance training doesn't create more capillaries anywhere near to cardio. Do both. There's a reason bodybuilders who do no cardio die from heart issues so frequently. The post workout born is about 19 extra calories, not much.
Steroids are the reason bodybuilders die of heart conditions at a young age. I find doing HIT weight lifting to be better than cardio as my heart rate is high.
Some people NEED cardio, and especially low intensity and long duration cardio to keep a healthy heart and an efficient cardiovascular system. Walking and reasonnable pace running are very health and needed for a lot of people to keep healthy. Weightlifting or calisthenics are very important but to a much more different aspect. Yeah, someone who is used to lifting heavyweight is maybe less likely to get surprised by a heart attack when they suddenly have to do something intensive than people who never train with intensity. But cardiovascular health is about more than just surviving a sprint or a stair climb. Some people do one sprint, two sprints, everything feels OK but someday they are dead. Some people lift very heavy weights, their hearts pump very strongly, but then they have to engage prolongated and intense activity and then they go into syncope. Blood has to flow a lot, body temperature must climb for prolongated period of times in order to develop and keep an organism that is clean and fully and well irrigated. Health is not about specialization, it is not about performance, opposing cardio and resistance is pretty stupid as if you specialize in one you may go into trouble.
And you can increase testosterone levels with lifting weights, you can feel more manly with weight lifting , and you can burn more calories faster than cardio. But cardio is the best complement for resistance training.
I agree with both of you. Weightlifting is most important, but it’s also good to pair it with a little bit of cardio- some hard middle distance running (mile, or 800m runs) and also some sprints. You can also do hard swimming if your joints can’t take running. This combo gets you in the best possible shape
honestly, with working out (weights and cardio) being around for hundreds of years in 2018 they JUST now started coming out and saying weights are better, this is pretty big earth shattering news
There's dozens of medical research publications available on every major search engine in regards to fitness. Research has been suggesting the major over all health benefits of resistance training since the 90s.
My PE teacher once told us to think of lifting as a way to create, to build. When you lift weights, your body is in a creation mode, as if you were building a house. When would you typically run? When you are in danger. When you fear something. Better to create than fear.
Well said. Humans have NEVER run very long distances through prolonged breathlessness until the cardio/endurance fad of the 70s. We're now seeing 50 years of results and they're not good: AFIB, VFIB, muscle loss, strength reductions, reduced jumping ability, lower testosterone in men and lower estrogen in women, etc. Strength training provides cardio benefits but cardio provides zero strength benefits.
@@joelouden6592 You have to do both. You’ll see natural bodybuilders gasping for air after climbing a few flights of stairs, that can’t be healthy. Look at Alex Leonidas on here, dude is swole/strong but preaches frequent cardio
I think your body needs both running outside and lifting weights because without running outside your body will not be strong enough to lift the weight.
You are gassed after a proper work out. This doesn't mean doing a quarter squat. It means going to 90 or further down and using good form with good depth. The average American would struggle with the mobility and overall strength it takes to do a proper squat without weight. Most people running already have bad form, and that's ingrained in us! A squat requires shoulder mobility, abdominal strength for stability, breath control using your diagram, hamstrings, quads, spinal erectors, ankle mobility, and hip mobility to perform. Now couple all of those factors with the need to do 8-10 repetitions. If you don't think your heart is going to be beating out of your chest because of how much oxygen is needed tor every muscle group we just mentioned, you're nuts.
Only a fool would make himself believe this. Running uses your cardiovascular system more, and to a more extend. Weightlifting can only do so much. Running gets your heart pumping at a consistent level, weight lifting does not. Running uses your whole body as a machine.
i agree COMPLETLY on the squat analogy. I'm a powerlifter and when i squat really heavy for 2 MAYBE 4 reps, when I rack the weight, my heart is beating outta my chest and i get blown up real quick. Cardio doesn't do that so i agree it is better
I really don’t know why either side is trying to debate this. Science is already settled. The scientific study has proven that strength training (weightlifting) strengthens your heart and prevents heart disease more than running does. There’s no debate
With that said, there’s some evidence that squatting past 90° is bad for your knees/back. I personally squat to 90 and then come back up. Now, I’ll leg press past 90 degrees. For some reason it feels different
just getting out of the couch and walking to the front door would beneficial for most Americans lol ! And Australians !! And as far as weight resistance goes just lift the remote for the tv more often or get a heavier mobile phone haha !
Hmmm. I'm somewhat surprised, yet more ecstatic about these findings. I've always much preferred weights over cardio. I enjoy HIIT here and there,just got lazy on it lately.
You're getting plenty of "cardio" when you lift weights and do calisthenics. Take your pulse in the middle and at the end of a strength training workout and it'll be as high or higher than at the middle and end of a brisk walk or light jog.
I've lifted and done calisthenics for years, but this is the first year I've trained for a marathon. Don't let the video fool you. Runners can run as fast as regular people and still hold a conversation while doing it. You tell me who has a healthier heart. People who train cardio explosiveness and strength are athletes for a reason. Cardio is hard so people try to avoid it, but to anyone who reads this, train to improve your own time to a competitive one on a distance of your choice, and i promise you you'll agree that cardio makes you healthier than weight training.
You really need to have a scoreboard on that shit. If you want to be healthy you be healthy doesn't matter what is better. I learned to run to run faster than someone else not for health. I learned to lift heavy to lift heavy things off the object. That's all there is to it.
Plenty of marathon runners have heart disease caused by too much endurance-type exercise. We lost a childhood friend to a fatal heart attack in 2019 who was one of the top ultrarunners in the San Diego area for decades. In high school we had a middle-aged guy who ran miles around our track every day for years. One day he dropped dead of a heart attack and we saw the paramedics give up working on him from our classroom. I've known other life-long runners who have had heart attacks, dangerous arrhythmias, etc, and needed pacemakers implanted. People should do the exercise they enjoy and if people like endurance exercise they should by all means do it. But if someone hates endurance running, cycling, swimming, etc, they don't have to do it. Strength training provides even more cardiovascular health benefits.
I hate running...but I do it because an hour of running can add 7 hours to your life. That and running is just a super useful skill. I still lift 4 or 5 times a week, but running just has more benefits.
Running is better because you can run anywhere, just stick on your shoes and away you go. As for the gym you have to wait till it opens etc weight lifting is to much effort for me 🤣
Moderate cardio, strength, flexibility and muscle endurance exercises keep these 4 physical fitness components for healthy body. Relaxation, affirmation and visualization for metal fitness.
People in the old ages were lifting heavier stuff and then travel from one place to another as there was no machineries and stuff. I think thats what we should do. Do weights and cardio, but mostly compound exercises and after reaching a certain weight, we should not increase more weight and push ourselves, instead play with those weights.
Ha! LOL! I was just thinking that! Further, if you want people to get in shape through weight lifting, you're better off sending them to the Nautilus-type equipment (where they don't have as much technique to learn). Those things are nearly idiot-proof. Definitely don't show athletes jerking the weights around in the ways CrossFitters do! I really doubt the research the show cited was about yanking on barbells and pretending that's exercise. CrossFit is a sport.
@@Shevock You're very confused. CrossFit is awful. Barbell training is superior if you know what you're doing. Olympic weightlifting and powerlifting is the way to go.
I have never done CrossFit in my life, and I don’t intend to. But I’ve been weight lifting for the past 3 weeks, and I have more energy and mental focus than I normally do if I drink a full Red Bull. It’s changed my entire health and life, literally in just three weeks. I used to run all the time, running just doesn’t do that for me.
The bottom line is that everything this video said is factual and true. I am personally experiencing the truth of this video right now. Don’t try to downplay this video by claiming it’s sponsored by CrossFit, that kind of BS is annoying
A 5k run is absolutely bad for your heart and strains your heart. Our bodies were not designed for such long strenuous exercise like marathons. They’re designed for short periods of high intensity action. Think of animals when they catch their prey theyre not running 5 hours 😂 rather 30 sec to a minute.
Lifting weights is better muscle growth balances insulin also if you deadlifting 100s of pounds most people who get heart attacks are not used to that they get it first time they lift something heavy
Sir my blood pressure is 140/88. I am taking amlodipine 5mg for 5 years now i am taking telvas 40 for 1 month. I have started strength training with heavy mugdar and dumbbell. Can i do strength training?
Strength training ABSOLUTELY strengthens the heart. It also improves the endothelial lining of blood vessels and helps prevent blood pressure spikes throughout the day. A proper strength training workout will raise the heart rate to the same levels as 75% to 80% HR endurance exercise sessions.
Simplistic rubbish. You have to interpret the message with a degree of intelligence. Not all strength training is equal. Intensive olympic style lifting as performed during Crossfit creates a high level of cardiovascular stress. Wandering around a gym checking your cell phone for messages every few minutes or casually performing dumbell curls with 3 mins rest between sets is largely a total waste of time.
I walk, run and do some hanging and pumping on things that cross my path while doing so saves me gym money, I weigh 78kg for 1m85. Gym just makes u damn balloon because you eat more, result is bum knees and no running
Calories burned during 1 hour of cardio 500-800 + 10 % after burn effect 550- 880 calories. Calories burned during 1 hour of lifting 50-80 + 10% after burn effect 55-88 calories. If you want to lose weight and get in shape go do cardio and eat healthy if you have the time and motivation also do strenght training, but don't go lifting weights for weightloss because it's supposedly better than cardio LMAO...
@@everythingsbetternaked473 hey if my comments sounded like i was being mean i would like to apologize. Was not trying to belittle you. The 50 to 80 calories just seemed crazy low
@@AppalachianApe Disregard my previous comment then also. It surprised me too but yeah basically lifting heavy weights won't do that much for you calory wise unfortunately on a 2 hour leg day from hell you might get 300 calories but in general lifting a good bit youll hit maybe 100 calories if you are lucky. calorie deficit and cardio will do get you to lose weight.
Yes I guess prioritize cardio for losing excessive weight, but to "get in shape"? Weights will completely recomp your body and have you burning more calories at rest with the muscle it packs on. Also, bodies just look better with muscle built on rather than lean from just cardio (which still looks good and is acceptable too).
55-80 calories per hour lifting 😂. Ya, maybe if you’re using 5 pound dumbbells. If you’re lifting hard and heavy, try 600 calories per hour lifting, and add in epoc after that.
@@ickdon7999 600 calories in an hour is what most peoplke burn when they do cardio have fun staying a fat bastard lifting heavy thinking you're burning 600 cal's.
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Just do both, balance it out
Weights & WALKING are the best combo you could do in my opinion... I still make a point to run here and there. Especially if it's in a pick up basketball game or something. But honestly I would recommend Walking over Running for MOST (not all) people.
Yeah, plus walking can be as intensive for the heart as running if you walk fast enough, or climb stairs, hills ... When you run you learn to rely on your elasticity, when you walk you're more on the muscle it demands more blood flow (but maybe less so when you are well trained in walking). I'm an okay runner but i clearly suck at walking.
Yes walking and slight jogging, plus lifting compound movements
I do both. Doing weight training strengthens my muscles, reduces fat, and gives a great shape to my body, while running helps me improve stamina. I go to gym for weight training thrice a week (push, pull, lower body) and run twice a week (5 miles and 10 miles respectively).
I and my three coworkers have an obesity. We committed to do a healthy diet and lifestyle. My coworkers choose running and cycling. They do it quite extremely, they run/cycling almost everyday. Meanwhile I choose go to gym to do some minimalist weightlifting. In the next 6 months all my coworkers still have a belly fat, no significant difference to their bodyshape. But, my result showed a big difference, I lost almost 20 kgs, My face look younger, my body was strapped and muscular.
The difference is that they probably kept over-eating while you actually switched your diet. Weight loss really comes down to calories in and calories out.
@@principle6261 After I did further reserach, the weight training affects our body composition through increasing our muscle mass, the cardio such as running and cycling can't make this kind of changes significantly. The increasing of our muscle mass gave us a better metabolic condition, it will affect our appetite and calories burning. So we can do healthy diet much easier with a bunch of muscles in our body.
I tried running before. I lost lbs but in a slower way. I only felt endurance. Not strength or power.
Now i am doing walking stairs 1 hrs. I never felt stronger. I really felt power. I dont get tired. When I lift myself to climb, I just need 1 hand for support, easily done.
Im just on 1 month. My clothes are getting loose, a little bit. My blood pressure is low 100/70. My resting heart rate is at 82
To me.. they complement each other..enjoy both😊
You need to be doing both. PERIODT
Starting lifting weights regularly after being diagnosed with prediabetes. Building muscle not only made me look better, it also lowered my blood sugar. The rest of the bad cholesterol and stuff was fixed by eating a clean and healthy diet, along with not over eating.
Cardio is too tiring for me. I could do it in 10 minute sprints, but long cardio sessions just seem useless to me and more damaging than weight lifting.
I used to be sort of scared of weight lifting, but after getting used to it, looking up proper form, and realizing that it's all about consistency and not caring about how heavy or cool you look, just about hitting it regularly and consistently, I started making massive gains and changes.
Zone 2 cardio is a must if you are looking for well being
@@amalksuresh286 No its not necessarily. In other words maybe for you it is.
I wished they said we need to do “both” to complement each other. Running is good because you will know very quickly if you have muscle imbalances.
@@thefirstfastrunner i hate running lol. I'll cycle.
@@amalksuresh286 Zone 2 cardio doesn't do much for "well being". It doesn't build muscle mass or strength, doesn't strengthen bones, and it drains the endocrine system of vital anabolic and youth hormones. Endurance athletes suffer from AFIB at much higher rates than even sedentary subjects and have weaker immune systems than strength athletes. It's far too easy to overtrain with zone 2 workouts. Going through my old workout logs 3 decades recently I could see that I almost always got a bad cold or flu shortly after several weeks of increased zone 2 training.
Why not do both they are both good for you!!
Because running is boring
@@ax85114 I know but doing both is more effective!!
Both can be too tiring. I do exercise regularly but I hate it
@@ax85114 Coming from a previous runner, I agree. Cross country is fun but overall running is not fun. I ride my bike when I feel like doing something fun that’s cardio related, otherwise it’s only weights and calisthenics.
@@ax85114 no you just suck at it
This is an EXCELLENT video story and I'm very glad to see that it's out there. Most people absolutely hate cardio and will avoid all exercise because of it. As an Exercise Physiologist I've found it's a lot easier to get clients to be consistent and stay with strength training. I've seen more people quit gyms and exercise programs due to cardio. The benefits of strength training over steady-state, low-to-moderate pace cardio are almost too many to list here. Strength training provides cardio benefits but cardio provides zero strength benefits. Endurance-type training also depletes muscle mass and this effect accelerates with age. Strength training is the only way to combat the age-related muscle loss called Sarcopenia. Most people who run have heart rates that are WAY too high while they're exercising and this can damage cardiac tissues. That's why the MAF method of low heart rate training is a great idea for those who insist on long distance running.
I'm 41 years old, started weight lifting 5 years back, the benefits of it are amazing😍 I'm stronger 💪look younger ☺and more muscular😎 than my same age people whom just do cardio or no workout at all.
Best thing for your heart is eating whole fruits, veggies, grains, legumes, nuts, and seeds
I'm 57 yrs.old and been lifting weights for about 42 yrs. at 47 yrs old 214 lbs. I was bench pressing 250lbs.11 times. Now weight lifting may be better for cardiovascular and mostly bodyweight pull ups, push ups, I do and kettlebell swings but I can say honestly jogging makes me feel better maybe it's because I have gotten older and I'm going to start doing more weight lifting but I love to jog because of the way it makes me feel. I do a lot of Jill jogging about 35 perfect of my jogging is hills...next year they will say running better..
36 here, at age 13 I was lifting a heavy dumbbell that my mom got me. Then I transition into gyms at age 25. Was most serious until COVID hit. Not going to blame it on COVID. I'm just focusing on a different athletics.
Jogging makes you feel better because the blood distribution and lungs health gets better and we feel better with them
3 years later and doctors and studies are STILL saying weightlifting is better than running for your heart health. I do 3 days of cardio a week at 30 min 80% max and 5 days a week of weightlifting and i'm still struggling to fully believe weights are better :/ at this point in the game, i'm just being naive
I agree that doing both is better. I don't know about heart health, but resistance training is essential to keep us from getting injuries. Esp. as we get old, hip injuries are a leading cause of death. Aerobic and anaerobic exercises like walking, running, biking, and swimming all have different health benefits too. For the weights, I think 5 days a week is too much. Lifting is slightly tearing the muscles. I need 5-7 days to recover from any of my HIT lifting sessions (in my mid-40s). I run on other days of the week.
@@Shevock for me personally (everyone's different) i'll speak from my own experience. If your diet is on point, 2 days (48 hours) Saturday/Sunday is all you need to fully recover
@@bkohler89 Certainly. I agree about diet. But it's more than diet (mine's never been 100% on point), but also age (I feel I healed within a few hours when I was 20) and genes (I'm naturally strong, which I found out after taking a few years off of lifting and then having to move a 500 lb organ: some people would have lost more strength than I did).
@Chiheb Bouhanaf I've started changing my mindset on this topic yet AGAIN lol ugh :P Now i'm switching back to my old mindset that cardio is better than lifting. I'm gonna give anecdotal evidence just purley based off my own experience. When i weightlift i go beyond my 80% HR zone sometimes since weightlifting is anerobic i'm not suprised. When i do cardio on the eliptical bike for 30 min 3 times a week at 80% of my HR i can literally feel the difference in my heart rate how my heart feels etc. My heart rate ALWAYS feels more calm and relaxed after doing cardio vs weightlifting which again, is anerobic (eliptical bike, aerobic) so....idk i still feel like cardio is better :/ i dont risk it, i do both
wow, I mean we gotya believe studies because it's the most objective source of information
Resistance training doesn't create more capillaries anywhere near to cardio. Do both. There's a reason bodybuilders who do no cardio die from heart issues so frequently. The post workout born is about 19 extra calories, not much.
the reason is called steroids...
The heart muscle is more important than the bicep muscle.
Steroids are the reason bodybuilders die of heart conditions at a young age. I find doing HIT weight lifting to be better than cardio as my heart rate is high.
They usually die from addiction to steroids and never coming off of em.
Muscle is a great glucose sink but if you are eating a bad diet, adding muscle is just masking the problem. Gotta clean up the diet
I lift weights and this is pure bullshit.
@untrepid two Cardio does way more to cardiovascular health than just resistance training.
@@tikiortaka so true.
@@tikiortaka Do you have some studies to back that up? Or tell us why the study in the video is pure bullshit?
@@AT-jq2ve i think he's saying both are bullshit, the video and the actual facts and advice itself
Some people NEED cardio, and especially low intensity and long duration cardio to keep a healthy heart and an efficient cardiovascular system. Walking and reasonnable pace running are very health and needed for a lot of people to keep healthy. Weightlifting or calisthenics are very important but to a much more different aspect. Yeah, someone who is used to lifting heavyweight is maybe less likely to get surprised by a heart attack when they suddenly have to do something intensive than people who never train with intensity. But cardiovascular health is about more than just surviving a sprint or a stair climb. Some people do one sprint, two sprints, everything feels OK but someday they are dead. Some people lift very heavy weights, their hearts pump very strongly, but then they have to engage prolongated and intense activity and then they go into syncope.
Blood has to flow a lot, body temperature must climb for prolongated period of times in order to develop and keep an organism that is clean and fully and well irrigated.
Health is not about specialization, it is not about performance, opposing cardio and resistance is pretty stupid as if you specialize in one you may go into trouble.
And you can increase testosterone levels with lifting weights, you can feel more manly with weight lifting , and you can burn more calories faster than cardio. But cardio is the best complement for resistance training.
For cardio I like doing explosive movements like 100m sprints. Works well if you want to burn calories while building muscles.
I agree with both of you. Weightlifting is most important, but it’s also good to pair it with a little bit of cardio- some hard middle distance running (mile, or 800m runs) and also some sprints. You can also do hard swimming if your joints can’t take running. This combo gets you in the best possible shape
Aaaw hell, ion need no more testosterone 😅but I love weights
honestly, with working out (weights and cardio) being around for hundreds of years in 2018 they JUST now started coming out and saying weights are better, this is pretty big earth shattering news
There's dozens of medical research publications available on every major search engine in regards to fitness. Research has been suggesting the major over all health benefits of resistance training since the 90s.
The best balance is playing a sport and lifting weights
My PE teacher once told us to think of lifting as a way to create, to build. When you lift weights, your body is in a creation mode, as if you were building a house. When would you typically run? When you are in danger. When you fear something. Better to create than fear.
Well said. Humans have NEVER run very long distances through prolonged breathlessness until the cardio/endurance fad of the 70s. We're now seeing 50 years of results and they're not good: AFIB, VFIB, muscle loss, strength reductions, reduced jumping ability, lower testosterone in men and lower estrogen in women, etc. Strength training provides cardio benefits but cardio provides zero strength benefits.
@@joelouden6592 You have to do both. You’ll see natural bodybuilders gasping for air after climbing a few flights of stairs, that can’t be healthy. Look at Alex Leonidas on here, dude is swole/strong but preaches frequent cardio
A power nap works for me 🤣
Not sure if I agree with this, I predominantly lift and my blood pressure is through the roof.
The media promotes weightlifting because it supports gyms & personal trainers!!
I think your body needs both running outside and lifting weights because without running outside your body will not be strong enough to lift the weight.
You are gassed after a proper work out.
This doesn't mean doing a quarter squat. It means going to 90 or further down and using good form with good depth. The average American would struggle with the mobility and overall strength it takes to do a proper squat without weight. Most people running already have bad form, and that's ingrained in us!
A squat requires shoulder mobility, abdominal strength for stability, breath control using your diagram, hamstrings, quads, spinal erectors, ankle mobility, and hip mobility to perform. Now couple all of those factors with the need to do 8-10 repetitions. If you don't think your heart is going to be beating out of your chest because of how much oxygen is needed tor every muscle group we just mentioned, you're nuts.
Only a fool would make himself believe this. Running uses your cardiovascular system more, and to a more extend. Weightlifting can only do so much. Running gets your heart pumping at a consistent level, weight lifting does not. Running uses your whole body as a machine.
Both are great together..weight lifting is more anaerobic forme of cardio..running more aérobic..so doing both is the best I think
i agree COMPLETLY on the squat analogy. I'm a powerlifter and when i squat really heavy for 2 MAYBE 4 reps, when I rack the weight, my heart is beating outta my chest and i get blown up real quick. Cardio doesn't do that so i agree it is better
I really don’t know why either side is trying to debate this. Science is already settled. The scientific study has proven that strength training (weightlifting) strengthens your heart and prevents heart disease more than running does. There’s no debate
With that said, there’s some evidence that squatting past 90° is bad for your knees/back. I personally squat to 90 and then come back up. Now, I’ll leg press past 90 degrees. For some reason it feels different
just getting out of the couch and walking to the front door would beneficial for most Americans lol ! And Australians !! And as far as weight resistance goes just lift the remote for the tv more often or get a heavier mobile phone haha !
I do both, get the benefits for both.
Hmmm. I'm somewhat surprised, yet more ecstatic about these findings. I've always much preferred weights over cardio. I enjoy HIIT here and there,just got lazy on it lately.
So happy to hear this because I avoid cardio like the plague. 🤣 Only do weights and calisthenics
You don't have to run, but any other form of cardio is beneficial
I do both cuz I’m not soft
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@@thellama3239 shiver my timbers
You're getting plenty of "cardio" when you lift weights and do calisthenics. Take your pulse in the middle and at the end of a strength training workout and it'll be as high or higher than at the middle and end of a brisk walk or light jog.
Honestly.. who are these clowns!
what?
I've lifted and done calisthenics for years, but this is the first year I've trained for a marathon. Don't let the video fool you. Runners can run as fast as regular people and still hold a conversation while doing it. You tell me who has a healthier heart. People who train cardio explosiveness and strength are athletes for a reason. Cardio is hard so people try to avoid it, but to anyone who reads this, train to improve your own time to a competitive one on a distance of your choice, and i promise you you'll agree that cardio makes you healthier than weight training.
Lifting our way more strain on your body compared to moving a few miles or deadlifting 405 one is a lot harder on the body but more beneficial
You really need to have a scoreboard on that shit. If you want to be healthy you be healthy doesn't matter what is better. I learned to run to run faster than someone else not for health. I learned to lift heavy to lift heavy things off the object. That's all there is to it.
Plenty of marathon runners have heart disease caused by too much endurance-type exercise. We lost a childhood friend to a fatal heart attack in 2019 who was one of the top ultrarunners in the San Diego area for decades. In high school we had a middle-aged guy who ran miles around our track every day for years. One day he dropped dead of a heart attack and we saw the paramedics give up working on him from our classroom. I've known other life-long runners who have had heart attacks, dangerous arrhythmias, etc, and needed pacemakers implanted. People should do the exercise they enjoy and if people like endurance exercise they should by all means do it. But if someone hates endurance running, cycling, swimming, etc, they don't have to do it. Strength training provides even more cardiovascular health benefits.
It’s not hard on your body, if you are strong and have decent form. And you don’t have to run or push yourself on cardio to be healthy
@@ABlaineProject Everything is cardio. It's impossible to even walk through a grocery store or vacuum the house without doing cardio.
I walk every day about 13,000 steps on average a day but I will definitely try resistance training!
I hate running...but I do it because an hour of running can add 7 hours to your life. That and running is just a super useful skill. I still lift 4 or 5 times a week, but running just has more benefits.
I used to be able to run 5 to 7 Miles a day. I'm still working on getting my old endurance back.
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I'm in the same boat. Ran a 15k then my ankle fucked up and been in physical therapy since.
Running is better because you can run anywhere, just stick on your shoes and away you go. As for the gym you have to wait till it opens etc weight lifting is to much effort for me 🤣
Doing both is great for your health.
Moderate cardio, strength, flexibility and muscle endurance exercises keep these 4 physical fitness components for healthy body.
Relaxation, affirmation and visualization for metal fitness.
Wow the dude almost got violated there at the end, hoping HR was watching that.
People in the old ages were lifting heavier stuff and then travel from one place to another as there was no machineries and stuff. I think thats what we should do. Do weights and cardio, but mostly compound exercises and after reaching a certain weight, we should not increase more weight and push ourselves, instead play with those weights.
But in hong kong and japan where ppl generally don’t lift weights ( i think ) the life expectancy is the longest
I do both.
Train both
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Ha! LOL! I was just thinking that! Further, if you want people to get in shape through weight lifting, you're better off sending them to the Nautilus-type equipment (where they don't have as much technique to learn). Those things are nearly idiot-proof. Definitely don't show athletes jerking the weights around in the ways CrossFitters do! I really doubt the research the show cited was about yanking on barbells and pretending that's exercise. CrossFit is a sport.
American College of Cardiology apparently disagrees with you...
@@Shevock You're very confused. CrossFit is awful. Barbell training is superior if you know what you're doing. Olympic weightlifting and powerlifting is the way to go.
I have never done CrossFit in my life, and I don’t intend to. But I’ve been weight lifting for the past 3 weeks, and I have more energy and mental focus than I normally do if I drink a full Red Bull. It’s changed my entire health and life, literally in just three weeks. I used to run all the time, running just doesn’t do that for me.
The bottom line is that everything this video said is factual and true. I am personally experiencing the truth of this video right now. Don’t try to downplay this video by claiming it’s sponsored by CrossFit, that kind of BS is annoying
A 5k run is absolutely bad for your heart and strains your heart. Our bodies were not designed for such long strenuous exercise like marathons. They’re designed for short periods of high intensity action. Think of animals when they catch their prey theyre not running 5 hours 😂 rather 30 sec to a minute.
Why not do both just alternate days
Lifting weights is better muscle growth balances insulin also if you deadlifting 100s of pounds most people who get heart attacks are not used to that they get it first time they lift something heavy
Sir my blood pressure is 140/88. I am taking amlodipine 5mg for 5 years now i am taking telvas 40 for 1 month. I have started strength training with heavy mugdar and dumbbell. Can i do strength training?
This is not true cardio strengthen the heart more straight lies
It’s best to mix them up
I agree with both of you
The experts have clocked in everyone. What journals have you published or helped conduct research for?
Strength training ABSOLUTELY strengthens the heart. It also improves the endothelial lining of blood vessels and helps prevent blood pressure spikes throughout the day. A proper strength training workout will raise the heart rate to the same levels as 75% to 80% HR endurance exercise sessions.
I'm a endomorph kinda skinny fat lean up top but flabby midsection I found cardio works best for my body but weights are great too
Simplistic rubbish. You have to interpret the message with a degree of intelligence. Not all strength training is equal. Intensive olympic style lifting as performed during Crossfit creates a high level of cardiovascular stress. Wandering around a gym checking your cell phone for messages every few minutes or casually performing dumbell curls with 3 mins rest between sets is largely a total waste of time.
Lmfao your literly supposed to rest 3 mintutes or more for max gains stay small lil bro
You’re insane if you think weightlifting is healthier than running. Running is the oldest sport in the history of mankind
I don’t run for the health benefits, I run to race.
Pull up, sit up and run
So this is an ad for crossfit
The broscience is strong here...
I powerlift and do cardio by bicycle, beat that :D
anyone else notice a STRONG crossfit vibe to this video or is it just me?
So one study that says "maybe" or "could be"? Can we get better science please?
Weight lifting is better.
Do some squats and see how your hearts gets to pumping
Lol the post workout myth 🤦♂️
Mitochondrial biogenesis created from weightlifting and sprinting is far from mythical. Educate yourself
@@ickdon7999 can you explain how that has anything to do with an anabolic window? You’re arguing a completely separate point.
@@Samschwab10 It is an undeniable fact you’re burning calories after you lift weights to rebuild muscle, you don’t know what you’re talking about
Cardio
Just not crossfit
I walk, run and do some hanging and pumping on things that cross my path while doing so saves me gym money, I weigh 78kg for 1m85. Gym just makes u damn balloon because you eat more, result is bum knees and no running
Defecation deadlifts for life
Calories burned during 1 hour of cardio 500-800 + 10 % after burn effect 550- 880 calories.
Calories burned during 1 hour of lifting 50-80 + 10% after burn effect 55-88 calories.
If you want to lose weight and get in shape go do cardio and eat healthy if you have the time and motivation also do strenght training, but don't go lifting weights for weightloss because it's supposedly better than cardio LMAO...
@@everythingsbetternaked473 hey if my comments sounded like i was being mean i would like to apologize. Was not trying to belittle you. The 50 to 80 calories just seemed crazy low
@@AppalachianApe Disregard my previous comment then also. It surprised me too but yeah basically lifting heavy weights won't do that much for you calory wise unfortunately on a 2 hour leg day from hell you might get 300 calories but in general lifting a good bit youll hit maybe 100 calories if you are lucky. calorie deficit and cardio will do get you to lose weight.
Yes I guess prioritize cardio for losing excessive weight, but to "get in shape"? Weights will completely recomp your body and have you burning more calories at rest with the muscle it packs on. Also, bodies just look better with muscle built on rather than lean from just cardio (which still looks good and is acceptable too).
55-80 calories per hour lifting 😂. Ya, maybe if you’re using 5 pound dumbbells. If you’re lifting hard and heavy, try 600 calories per hour lifting, and add in epoc after that.
@@ickdon7999 600 calories in an hour is what most peoplke burn when they do cardio have fun staying a fat bastard lifting heavy thinking you're burning 600 cal's.
crossfit, healthier heart but broken joints.
So my life was a lie
This is just an excuse to be lazy. We should be lifting and doing cardio. Whatever that looks like for you
Bunch of nonsense
Um this personal trainer George has the absolute worst form while lifting. Omg he's gonna snap his elbows one day.
Lol at the terrible CrossFit lifting form
I hate cardio hahaha so thank god...
This is all great news and all but CrossFit is terrible for you lmao vs lifting weights
Plus you're not going to look like you're on your death bed #marathonrunners