Answer to yesterdays TRIVIA TUESDAY Question: True or False? Cardio burns more calories than strength training. False. New studies have show that strength training is superior to steady-state cardio when it comes to caloric burn. In one University of Southern Maine study, participants blasted as many calories doing 30 minutes of weight training as they did running at a 6 min/mile pace for the same amount of time. So unless you are Usain Bolt, strength training is your best bet. The other huge benefit of strength training? It boosts your metabolism after your workout, and builds muscle that will further increase your fat-burning potential in the long run. Steady-state cardio burns calories while you’re doing it, but strength training also continues to burn calories up to 36 hours after your training session.
Posted on: Wed, 20 Aug 2014 15:21:20 +0000