RIO Fitness Chicago® Exercise & Nutrition Blog

RIO Fitness Chicago® Tip:

LESS IS MORE. Doing over 30mins of cardio is not necessary & is burning only energy calories and evenutually muscle, NOT body fat. 25mins of high/low intensity intervals every 60sec is sufficient to burn body fat if you do it 3-4days/wk.

Weight training for more than an hour is also accomplishing nothing. The body can only physically exert itself for so long before you start burning just energy & muscle. Especially guys looking to get "huge;" after just 30mins testosterone levels start to plummet, so 2hrs of lifting isn't helping. Resistance training 30-60mins max 3days/week is sufficient. If you're going to weights & cardio together, do 30mins weights, then 25mins cardio, and finally 5mins stretching for a total of 60mins max.