I ask this because my boyfriend relayed to me the position of his personal trainer at the gym- which is that cardiovascular excercise does NOTHING good for the body, unless its sprinting (like going as fast as you can for short bursts). I was shocked by this, because I thought cardio was really good for you- and that's pretty much all I do for excercise. His trainer claims that it doesn't really get you in shape, if anything could make you FATTER, and that it only speeds up your metabolism for an hour, whereas weight training speeds it up for a whole day, etc. I'm a pretty small girl and just trying to maintain that and be healthy, so I thought cardio was the way to go, but now that trainer's extreme philosophies have me questioning my routine. What do you think? Is weight training better? Is cardio at all beneficial? Thank you!
2006-07-13
09:02:17
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