Many people who thrive on building thick slabs of muscles hate cardio work and many cyclists and middle and long distance runners won’t be spending much time weight-lifting. There is this divide between weight lifting, an anaerobic exercise and cardio-vascular training, an aerobic form of exercising. So which one is the best type of training, weight-lifting or cardio?
Benefiting from each
In order to answer this question, you have to look at their benefits. Weight-lifting and aerobics each have their advantages and lack their counterpart’s advantages.
Aerobic exercises will
- increase your body’s efficiency at burning oxygen;
- lower your heart rate;
- increase your endurance;
- build more arteries in your muscles. Continue reading