cardivascular excercise or weights?

[aerofity]

After along duration of in active lifestyle,do we recommend a person to start training program with cardiovascular/ aerobics exercises or to start with strength or anaerobic s exercises?

[ldematto]

do we recommend a person to start training program with cardiovascular/ aerobics exercises or to start with strength or anaerobic s exercises?

As a Fitness Professional what would be your recommendation?

I personally feel after a long duration of Inactivity you would begin training with cardiovascular/aerobics exercises. However I think any fitness plan would need to be customized to the individual.

[swanso5]

you've got to be able to go for 20secs before you go for 20mins...you'd just go at an "aerobic" intensity depending on curent fitness levels...there's a million factors at play here though...except fopr actual sport specific requirments you don;t even really need aerobic training

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[Packard]

Do both; start with baby steps and work your way up. 6 weeks of very light work followed by 6 weeks of intermediate work should get you ready for any type of program.

[ultimatehlth]

In practice I often get clients who have not exercised in years, some of them are senior citizens. We find the best, fastest and safest routines combine light to moderate cardio and progressive resistance. It's not uncommon to have even people in their 70's and 80's double their strength and conditioning within 3 - 4 weeks.

Week 1: 20 minutes of light cardio on a recumbent bike or treadmill walking. 1 set of full body circuit. Sub-maximal. ROM exercises.
Week 2: 20 minutes of light to moderate CV on treadmill or recumbent bike. 2 sets of full body circuit. Sub-maximal. ROM exercises.
Week 3: 20 minutes of moderate CV with 1 minutes peaks on bike or treadmill. 2 sets full body circuit to failure on second set. Rom exercises.

Strength, conditioning and flexibility should all be considered and doing a bit of all rather than focusing on an excess of either alone yields faster results.

Personal trainer Studio City - Hollywood

[vamp]

I think ultimatehlth hit the nail on the head. Often those out to get healthy to be healthy rather than sport specific lend themselves to one form/aspect of excercise. A combination of aroebic, strength and flexibility training coupled with attention to diet will lead to faster more rounded results than focusing on one area.

cheers