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Should you do cardio work outs like jogging or ridding a bike if your goal is to lose weight? One one hand jogging, running on a treadmill or taking a spin class are done by many people who want to lose weight or stay in shape. On the other hand you can’t help but wonder if slowly running on a treadmill for an hour is really the best way to spend that time when it comes to working out. I’ve touched on those topics in previous posts: Running to lose weight and Effective weight loss exercise But this one is going to look at it from a bit different perspective.

The Good

Cardio exercise bring a number of other benefits which makes them a must have for any work out program. Running or biking improves your stamina, heart and the general cardiovascular system as well as the general fitness level of your body. Cardio also forms a foundation that is required for all exercise that have any sort of speed element to them. After all, if you can’t slowly run for half an hour, doing exercise at a fast pace will just do more harm than good.

The Bad

While there are some pluses to working out at a moderate pace as far as weight loss goes. It should be obvious to anyone that working at a higher pace equals working harder which results in more energy spent and more calories burned. Running as fastas you can for 10 minutes, you will burn much more calories than if you slowly jog for the same 10 minutes. So sadly, cardio exercise do not produce the best results as far as weight loss is concerned.

The Ugly

Come on, you knew this one was coming There isn’t really anything about cardio that could qualify for the ugly section. However since I was too tempted to add the “the ugly” I have to put something here! I would say that general awareness of the good and the bad of cardio is very lacking, which somewhat qualifies it for this part. A lot of people don’t seem to realize that there are better exercise for weight loss than running or biking. And while running is an excellent exercise, running 5 days a week for an hour or more at a time really isn’t the best way to spend your time, if your goal is weight loss.

That’s about wraps it up. Cardio is great and a must for any work out program, but it’s not the be all that some people make it out to be. As always, a healthy mix of exercise is the best.