Cardio or Resistance Training First?

There is confusion around the order in which you should do your workout—cardio or weight training to start? Unless you are a professional-level athlete, whether you do cardio or weight training first probably won’t change your overall results or performance, yet depending on your own personal goals starting with one or the other may be more helpful. If your personal goal is to get stronger, strength-training first allows your body to use more energy to help lift more weight and do more repetitions. If your goal is to lose weight, starting with cardio may help boost your calorie burn for the rest of the session. Regardless of whether you do strength-training or cardio first, make sure you warm up for 5 – 10 minutes before you begin.