Cardio vs weights for weight loss

It's the age old question...Should I do cardio or lift weights if I want to lose weight?

​The truth is, you need to do both. While that isn't the answer anyone wants to hear, science has proven that to lose weight safely and keep it off you need to be regularly exercising and incorporating both cardio and weight-lifting into your daily and weekly routines.

A person who needs to lose more weight will initially benefit from cardio such as jogging because it burns lots of calories while you are doing it. Lifting weights helps transform fat into muscle which causes an after-burn effect because your body burns fat to repair the small tears in your muscle caused by lifting heavy weights. The combination of cardio and weights is a winning step towards your goals.

BUT there is a catch.
The more fat a person has to lose, the quicker he/she will lose weight and weight from fat. However, when you get closer to your ideal weight you tend to plateau, which means it gets harder to lose weight. 

Adjusting your diet and lifting heavier weights will get you over that last hurdle.​

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