Diet vs. Cardio

This video may help shed some light on why just doing “cardio” or why trying to burn off fat may be a losing strategy before it begins. Take a look below.

Now, a much better strategy is to control how many calories go in in the first place. It doesn’t take a lot either. Even just a modest reduction can result in significant fat loss over time. It’s got to be lower than what you need to maintain your weight though, not just lower than what you normally eat. If you need 2000 calories, eating around 1500 will cause you to lose about one pound per week. Let’s say that you use S.P.A.R.T.A. Training and put on a few pounds of lean tissue and can now your metabolism is 500 calories higher a day. You’re consuming 1500, but now your body needs 2500. Where does the extra 1000 calories it needs come from? Your gut, hips, thighs, butt, etc. This is a good example of how you can lose fat on a comprehensive program even without large amounts of “cardio”. In fact, endurance exercise has been shown to reduce lean tissue lowering a person’s metabolism. That’s the opposite of what we want to do. You will also need to know what your unique metabolism is. This is where a metabolic test can come in handy. And for tracking your calories going forward, use our free tool here. I hope you enjoyed the video.