Originally Posted by
guachi
What surprised me most about weight loss studies and the follow-up keeping weight off studies is how beneficial resistance training is to effective weight management.
No surprise there, it's been known for a long time that people who include resistance training achieve better results than those who only do cardio...Cutting calories and doing only cardio will burn muscle and that's a very bad thing...Retaining muscle is extremely important because muscle is metabolically active and burns calories even while at rest, plus there are many other health benefits and functional benefits associated with resistance training. And the only way to retain muscle while dieting and doing cardio is to include some weight lifting or bodyweight strength training.