Actually, no. Cardio is great for building endurance and your heart (that’s why it’s called “cardio”); strength training is better for weight loss. You’re totally right about the diet part, though. I’ve found out the hard way that eating habits have way more impact on weight loss than exercise does. And this only gets…

Running is great...if you want to be a runner. And even runners who actually “train” for races do not just run at the same pace for the same time, day in and day out. They have easy runs, long runs, speed work (intervals), tempo runs...all designed to challenge their bodies. Running is my preferred cardio because I…

I wish I could give this comment a hundred stars. I spent years running 5-6 times a week. I’m already a healthy eater, but I reduced calories, increased protein, the whole kit and caboodle. I gained! And not muscle either— it was most definitely fat. It wasn’t until I got on a program guided by someone who knows what…

Weight lifting is way better for weight loss - keeps your metabolism up much longer post-workout than running, etc. (I’m treating weight loss = fat loss and looking better overall rather than a number on the scale).

I know this isn’t exactly the point of the article, but... Don’t do crunches and sit ups, people. It takes up a lot of time to do enough sets of them to see any results, and even if you do, the results won’t be dramatic. Do planks and proper push ups instead. It takes half the time and half the motivation, though…