Which, if either, burns more fat?
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Calico
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Hi Sue, how about rotating weeks doing one week with 3 days of cardio/1 day of weights then the next week do circuit training daily. I do believe that circuit training daily might be overkill for your muscles but you might be able to rotate in a circuit tape using no weights or only your body weight in place of an all circuit workout with weights. I really believe that an all weight rotation with little cardio is also a way to burn more fat and redure inches. I did this using a rotation I found on Fitness Fanatics site when I needed to let my heel heal. It worked great and I lost weight and inches.
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Bobbi
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Hi, Sue,
I used http://www.caloriesperhour.com to calculate how many calories I burn during one hour of Step and one hour of weight training. I got 440 for the aerobic workout and 155 for the strength. Intervals tend to put you at your aerobic threshold and most likely give you the biggest burn because your high heart rate is sustained more so than in step. Although it could be a close call if the step workout is very vigourous. Mixing and matching is one of the best ways to circumvent injury. And strength training lays down that lovely muscle and enhances your ability to burn more calories at rest. I love to alternate cardio with strengtha and do different types of cardio as much as possible, kickbox, intervals, running and step And since the body adapts to anything you throw at it, circuit training is perfect for inserting into your regimen when you plateau and it gives maximum gains in minimum time. Circuit training is also beneficial since the shorts bursts of cardio bring you to your aerobic threshold and going directly into strength boosts the burn compared to outright strength training. My advice is to use all three in whatever way you find most doable and use circuit to break plateaus. The best exercise program, after all, is the the you will do. I hate circuit training so I tend to save it for times when I have difficulty fitting in both types of training. Using it daily wouldn't give muscles a rest period and could lead to injury or overtaining. Those rest days are important. But it is a great way to mix things up when you've been doing the same types of cardio and strength workouts and you are bored or you aren't getting results. I switch back and forth between emphasizing cardio and emphasizing strength so at times I'll do more cardio and keep strength training more moderate and then I'll flip flop and do less cardio with heavy strength training. This way, I am happy with my muscle and I stay nice and lean.
Bobbi http://www.handykult.de/plaudersmilies.de/chicken.gif "Chick's rule!"
Tell me, what is it you plan to do
with your one wild and precious life?
- Mary Oliver
I used http://www.caloriesperhour.com to calculate how many calories I burn during one hour of Step and one hour of weight training. I got 440 for the aerobic workout and 155 for the strength. Intervals tend to put you at your aerobic threshold and most likely give you the biggest burn because your high heart rate is sustained more so than in step. Although it could be a close call if the step workout is very vigourous. Mixing and matching is one of the best ways to circumvent injury. And strength training lays down that lovely muscle and enhances your ability to burn more calories at rest. I love to alternate cardio with strengtha and do different types of cardio as much as possible, kickbox, intervals, running and step And since the body adapts to anything you throw at it, circuit training is perfect for inserting into your regimen when you plateau and it gives maximum gains in minimum time. Circuit training is also beneficial since the shorts bursts of cardio bring you to your aerobic threshold and going directly into strength boosts the burn compared to outright strength training. My advice is to use all three in whatever way you find most doable and use circuit to break plateaus. The best exercise program, after all, is the the you will do. I hate circuit training so I tend to save it for times when I have difficulty fitting in both types of training. Using it daily wouldn't give muscles a rest period and could lead to injury or overtaining. Those rest days are important. But it is a great way to mix things up when you've been doing the same types of cardio and strength workouts and you are bored or you aren't getting results. I switch back and forth between emphasizing cardio and emphasizing strength so at times I'll do more cardio and keep strength training more moderate and then I'll flip flop and do less cardio with heavy strength training. This way, I am happy with my muscle and I stay nice and lean.
Bobbi http://www.handykult.de/plaudersmilies.de/chicken.gif "Chick's rule!"
Tell me, what is it you plan to do
with your one wild and precious life?
- Mary Oliver