Lawrence Health Alert: Cardio or Weights First? Doctor Explains | News
The Big Picture: Dr. Puja Uppal, Family Medicine, “The order in which you exercise generally doesn’t matter. Just do it!”
Doctor’s Expert Insights about Cardio or Weights First as an Exercise Choice in Kansas
Know this: “Many people blend cardio and weights in one session. This approach is good for your overall health because it helps in lowering cardiovascular and metabolic risks. Research shows that the order of aerobic and resistance exercises doesn’t significantly impact overall fitness improvements. However keep in mind, that performing resistance exercises before aerobic ones might give a slight boost to lower-body muscular strength. For general health, mix resistance and aerobic training–it’s less about order, and more about consistency. For most people, choosing the order of exercises should be based on personal preferences. Just keep in mind, weights or cardio, starting somewhere is better than not starting at all!” Dr. Adriana Davis, Family Medicine.
Beyond the news: Blending cardio and resistance training can lead to sustained health benefits and lowered chronic disease risks.
Key Findings:
“In fact, doing both forms of exercise together is better, especially for people with chronic disease risk factors, than exercising for the same amount of time but sticking with just aerobic or resistance exercise.
Studies of concurrent training suggest a generalized training effect–similar improvements in aerobic capacity and muscular strength, regardless of the order of aerobic and resistance exercises in a session. These benefits hold for a wide variety of people, including those who are initially inactive, recreationally active, young people and older women and men.” (Research Editorial)
Data Show:
- 38.4 Million Americans have diabetes.
- Almost 70% of all Americans are either overweight or obese. (NIH)
Health Alert for Lawrence
Key Drivers in Douglas County:
Research highlights the importance of considering individual factors when deciding whether to start with cardio or weights. For general health maintenance, the sequence may not be as critical.
It should be emphasized, that the benefits of exercising are truly universal. A simple walk daily to 150 minutes of moderate exercise a week will give you longevity benefits. Start today.
What they’re saying: “…exercise performed in this manner improves physical and mental health and/or fitness in most persons. However, a program of exercise that does not include all exercise components or achieves less than the recommended volumes (intensity, duration, and frequency) of exercise is likely to have benefit, particularly in habitually inactive persons. The exercise prescription is best adjusted according to individual responses because of the considerable individual variability in the response to a program of exercise. Exercise is beneficial only if a person engages in it. To this end, focusing on individual preferences and enjoyment and incorporating health behavior theory and behavior change strategies into exercise counseling and programs can enhance adoption and short-term maintenance of regular exercise, and these form an essential component of exercise counseling and programs.” (Study Source)
Health Standard Newswire: A program of regular exercise that includes cardiorespiratory, resistance, flexibility, and neuromotor exercise training beyond activities of daily living to improve and maintain physical fitness and health is essential for most adults. (Position Stand: ACSM)
Living in Kansas, the following health facts impact your physical health directly!
Did you know there were 6315.0 deaths from heart disease in Kansas in 2021?
32.0% of you in Douglas County sleep less than 7 hours per night.
14.7% of you in Douglas County report that your mental health is not good.
8.7% of you in Douglas County state that your physical health is not good.
All of these variables above play an important role in the outcomes of your overall health.
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