Friday, May 4, 2012
No apparent downside found to combining aerobic, weight-training exercises.
The New York Times (5/3, Reynolds) "Well" blog reports that a recent study
published in the Journal of Applied Physiology indicates that aerobic
exercise and weight training work well when combined together in a
workout routine, and that there is no evidence that
one type of exercise has any negative effect on the health benefits from
the other type of exercise. The blog post explains that some in the
sports world have believed that aerobic exercise and weight training can
cancel each other out when done in the same day, thus reducing the
fitness benefits from one or both exercises. However, according to the
study, the participants who combined both types of exercise into one
workout routine did not display any dampening of fitness benefits. The
blog post notes that "after combined training, the men's muscles
displayed the same amount of change
within both cellular pathways as after either type of exercise on its
own."
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ReplyDeleteSounds like a good plan. There is plenty of evidence that the combination does you more good than harm.
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It may help to find a good trainer to help you with a plan. I was trying to find a recent article that found doing 10-15 minutes of aerobic exercise, followed by weight training, then finished by 15-30 minutes of cardio seemed to be an ideal pattern.
The exercise literature is always changing but this seemed to be the latest findings.
Good luck & if you have any health conditions be sure to get some expert opinion from your physician and or trainer to get you started.