Increase muscle mass, metabolism and bone density through weight training. #getfit #getstronger

3 Dec 2025 · 1 min

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In this concise fitness monologue, Dr. Cathy, a chiropractor, fitness professional, and transformation and empowerment coach, explains why weight training is a superior strategy for long‑term weight loss compared to cardio. She acknowledges cardio’s benefits—improving cardiovascular endurance, oxygenating cells, and providing a short‑term metabolic boost lasting roughly 8 to 24 hours. However, she argues that weight training creates a permanent or long‑lasting increase in metabolism, leading to higher calorie burn throughout the day. Consequently, she advises viewers seeking weight loss to prioritize lifting weights over cardio.

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Choose weight training over cardio for weight loss, and here's why. Hi, I'm Dr. Cathy. I am a chiropractor, fitness professional, and a transformation and empowerment coach here to explain to you why cardio, which is great for building your cardiovascular endurance, meaning your heart and your lungs, and helps oxygenate every cell of your body, boosts your metabolism for anywhere from 8 to 24 hours, which is a nice Little energy bursts. However, if you're looking for long-term weight-burning activity, you want to lift weights because that will permanently, or at least on a long-term basis, boost your metabolism, which means you'll be burning more calories all day long. So lift weights if you're trying to lose weight.