Should we do cardio before weight training or after weight training ?

 An amount of exercise is very much necessary to maintain body healthy . It doesn’t matter whether you are underweight or overweight as equal amount of exercise is required for every kind of body .

                                 Weight Training 

Weight training is the type of training which gives strength to heart and makes our muscles more stronger . 

There are various kinds of weight training which we can perform such as pushups , squats etc.

What exactly is Cardio ?

Any type of exercise which increases the heart rate and keep it up for a longer period of time is called cardio .

For example :-running, squat jumps , jump rope , jumping jacks etc.

Should we do cardio before or after weight training ?

Many health and fitness experts have suggested to do cardio after weight training as cardio uses much of the body ‘s energy also it can fatigue the muscles before performing strenuous activity which is bad . therefore it is better to do cardio after weight training . Also cardio burns more calories and increase internal temperature of body and it depletes your muscle glycogen levels .

Cardio before weight training

You can perform cardio first , if you have these motives:-

• Better endurance

• Weight loss

 Type of cardio preferred after weight training:-

To pair with weight training which helps in increasing muscular strength, best type of cardio is low – intensity cardio .

low intensity exercises such as walking , jogging , cycling etc .

Weight training such as lifting heavy weights should be done .

Benefits of cardio and weight training exercises

• Increases muscular strength

• Reduces weight

• improves the immune system

• reduces risk of several diseases

• improves blood flow

• lowers cholesterol

• decreases the risk of heart diseases

Performing exercises in correct way will help you a lot in leading a healthy life . also it gives you determination and consistency to perform every task .