25/01/2026
▪️ The Cardio Mistake ▪️
Thinking cardio was for fat loss.
If you are trying to purely do cardio just because you think it burns ‘more fat’ then you’re wrong.
Regardless of what you’ll read in fitness magazines and what the Instagram fitness influencer might tell you… Cardio is not for fat loss.
For fat loss, a combination of everything is best with even most research papers leading towards resistance training implementing better fat loss results over longer duration spells.
Why do people avoid cardio who gym?
Cause it’s hard? Or maybe because they think it destroys muscle? 🤔
One of the most underrated ways to get stronger in the gym is by doing ‘the right’ cardio.
HIIT training and sports specific conditioning improves your max power output and your ability to work under intensity. This is done in shorter / harder intervals of cardio effort and allows you to use faster twitch muscle fibres which help you not only get fitter but also improve muscular potential.
Whereas, LISS or Zone 2 cardio improves your muscular endurance as well as your heart, blood flow, stroke volume, and mitochondrial system.
This is essential for when we talk about getting steps in and also working on a ‘base’ level of conditioning which means you won’t be out of breath just going up the stairs.
A good combination of lifting weights, doing quick intervals of cardio, getting your steps in or performing slower state cardio will not only help you look and feel better but it’ll also cure you from the inside out 💪🏼
Conditioning is about training your cardiovascular system. Better cardio improves your VO2 max and capillary network while helping you have more robust heart, lung, and blood vessel systems. All of this helps you while you’re lifting but, most importantly;
Cardio will make you live longer.
When done properly it’s also a great tool to get stronger.
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