Weight Training vs High Intensity Cardio Workout – Dr. Berg's Tips

How to combine cardio and weight training to protect your heart.

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0:00 How to effectively combine cardio and weight training to protect your heart
0:39 A big mistake is to elevate your pulse rate without taking enough time to let it recover
1:34 I suggest doing more weight training that doesn’t overwork the heart
2:04 When you run out of glycogen (sugar) for fuel, you feel dizzy and weak
2:28 Keto and intermittent fasting will train your body to rely on fat not sugar (glycogen)

In this video, I’m going to discuss cardio versus weight training, and tell you how to combine the two to protect your heart. When you do weight training with actual weights or bodyweight exercises like pushups, pullups, and the like, you use more of your body muscles but not as much your heart.

By contrast, cardio is about working your heart, which has less capacity to handle stress. One of the biggest mistakes people make while exercising is to raise their pulse rate very high without giving it time to settle down. They end up spiking their pulse rate very high, letting it drop just a little bit, then spiking it high again. This is unhealthy and stresses your heart, especially if you’re in your forties or older.

To take the stress off your heart, sit between exercises, and let your pulse rate drop-down until you no longer feel your heart about to pound out of your chest. Even better, do more workouts that exercise your body muscles but not so much your heart at first, then gradually work in more cardio. Any time you work your heart, you want to spike its rate but add enough rest in between exercises to let your heart rate drop.

One of the best indicators for health is how quickly the pulse rate can recover after one minute of rest. If you find your pulse rate isn’t dropping quickly enough, this video definitely applies to you.

The other situation is that your liver and muscles store glycogen (sugar). When you workout, you deplete the stored sugar and can feel dizzy and weak. These are the same symptoms as overworking your heart. This is another reason to do keto and intermittent fasting, so you’re not relying on the stored sugar anymore.

In summary, go easy on the cardio, and do keto and intermittent fasting.

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You can combine cardio and weight training to protect your heart.