i am mona frm india. I will be working out after a long time now . Weight reduction is my big time challenge and am all set to do it. i was wondering if I should start weight training now or should i stick to cardio for some time.what do u say?

Hi Mona. I think that weights and cardio are both essential, but I've always heard that it's best to start with cardio, to get the metabolism up, get yourself used to working out and then introduce weights after a month or so.

I guess that light weights are ok, but lifting without cardio will probably just give you great muscles underneath fat.

Hey Mona,

Before I lost a good majority of weight, I decided that weights could wait (haha).

So, instead of doing weights I would do a little more cardio so ended up doing about an hour and thirty minutes of cardio per day. It was very effective and, mixed with a healthy diet, I lost about 40 pounds in a few months.

My advice to you would be, try a few different forms of cardio, whether it be on the elliptical machine, stationary cycling, treadmill, or even forms of cardio outside of the gym.. Mix it up and try to go for at least an hour a day.

Good luck!
Ryan

thanks Sonja, Ryan. ok so am going to increase my time for cardio a little more.