That's good. I was a little overweight so decided to lose some lbs. Then I discovered that I had been at the wrong weight most of my life. So I decided to lose a lot more weight. Whatever I read decades ago about the correct weight for my height was not good. The correct weight varies and is usually a range. What I had read a long time ago was if you're this height you should be this weight which makes no sense because it doesn't take into consideration bone structure and lean mass.
Some cardio is okay, but I heard doing it too frequently can be detrimental to losing strength hence why you see those sickly scrawny marathon runners. The human body wasn't made for that long distance running like that. You look at track athletes and those people are very fit. Plus, cardio doesn't burn many calories compared to just dieting, but whatever works for you. I will get on the bike for like 5 minutes to get the blood flowing and that's about it before I start lifting. Lifting on a calorie deficit is tough, that's for sure.
I do the cardio 3-5 times for 20 minutes at the end of my workout. Many times I'll run, other times it's a brisk walk.
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