Why traditional cardio stops your weight loss & destroys your body

Why traditional cardio stops your weight loss & destroys your body

I hate cardio.

Most ex athletic men feel the same.

Cardio reminds us for punishments the days we played sports.

Messed up a game? Go run a lap.

You know what, make that 4.

Add 50 burpees to it.

Don’t like it?

Go run another 4 laps.

While I respect men who go for runs or enjoy HIIT sessions, they are like aliens from another planet to me.

At the same time, no activity is almost not the solution.

So we have to meet in the middle, and that’s where walking comes in.

Did you know that walking briskly (3.5 mph) for an hour burns 391 calories for a 200lbs man?

Your heart rate is also a bit elevated so you get some of the benefits of running with it.

You see part of why I don’t recommend running is because of the stress it puts on your body, especially your knees.

When you run, every stride you take can put between 7-12x your bodyweight onto your knees.

That’s a lot of force.

And if your stride is off or if you have flat feet, the repeated high impact of running can result in knee and joint pain.

I’ve injured myself several times while running and sprinting in my early 20’s.

And long-distance runs leave the joints in my knees and hips aching for a few days after the run is over.

In fact, the stress that running puts on the joints gives long-distance running a fairly high injury rate, anywhere from 20 to 70% according to the British Journal of Sports Medicine.
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And while running burns more calories than walking, people tend to be hungrier and therefore eat back the calories they burned, including a bit more.

Walking is a lot less taxing to the body in comparison.

Walking also doesn’t make you hungry.

The reduced stress on your joints and tendons is the big draw when walking, especially as you crossed your 40’s.

The reduced hunger allows you to eat less naturally, not by willpower.

Another benefit of walking is you get daylight and sun exposure, which loads up your vitamin D levels and melatonin levels.

The first having many health benefits including a boost in testosterone levels, with the latter optimizing your circadian rhythm and your cortisol levels.
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A recent study has shown that 7-16k steps increase longevity, and 8-12k boost t-levels.

A good sweet spot is 10-12k per day.

I’ve also recommended to many clients that they should do walking meetings with their team members outside.

Walking also boosts blood flow to the brain, so you’ll also notice sharper ideas and more creativity by solving complex problems for your business.