Q & A – What’s More Important For Reaching My Weight Loss Goals: Cardio or Strength Training?

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My answer in short, is BOTH. But lets delve into WHY!

First off let me start by addressing this very common mentality people still have of needing to separate cardio exercise from weight training. This way of thinking is out-dated and just plain false. Many of us are still influenced by this old-school mindset which falsely labels and separates 2 “types” of exercising at extreme ends of the spectrum- Either you weight lift to bulk up like a bodybuilder OR you do an hour of steady state aerobic exercise to lean out like a marathon runner.
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Urban Warrior Update : Deal is Done. Congrats Pam!

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Pam completed her Urban Warrior race this past Saturday in Toronto. I was there from start to finish and I have never seen anyone as excited and ready to take on this new challenge. As you may or may not know, Pam was my ambassador for this race as she was representing Just Get Fit, and did so with flying colours. After months of training and completing road races and a duathlon, this was the final test (at least until her next training goal 😉 ) Even though she may have been the oldest ambassador there, being surrounded by a bunch of fit twenty and thirty year old crossfit pros, she was not intimidated by any of that. She fit right in among the group and barrelled her way from start to finish in this course which combined 10km of running with various obstacles along the way, including wall climbing and sand bag carrying. Way to go Pam!!

                Pam holding her own in pre-race ambassador pic!
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