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The transcription is about an interview with the speaker's parents regarding the benefits of weight training versus cardio. The speaker's dad, a personal trainer, emphasizes the importance of weight training for overall health and muscle building. He also mentions the overlooked factors of soreness, time, and proper training methods. The speaker's mom, who prefers cardio, highlights the convenience and calorie-burning benefits of running. The speaker concludes by sharing their preference for weight training and its positive effects on mental health. In a podcast segment, the speaker discusses the effectiveness of combining cardio and weight training for fitness goals, citing research articles. They suggest prioritizing weight training for fat loss and hormonal balance, while cardio is beneficial for specific events or high calorie burn. The speaker shares their personal experience, expressing satisfaction with the results of weight training and its positive impact on mental well-being. Hi, my name is Yaelene Perez, and I'm going to be interviewing both my parents, the first one being my dad, who is a certified personal trainer. I'm going to ask him questions and have him share some insight about what is beneficial for all people in general, weight training versus cardio, and then I'm going to interview my mom, who isn't certified or anything. She just participates in the active physical fitness, and I wanted to get somebody else's opinion who's not so biased towards that topic, and just for her to explain what is more beneficial for her. Yeah, let's get started. I'm Coach Speedy, and I've been a personal trainer for over 15 years. First, why did you choose personal training as your career? I want to help people reach their health goals. You know, growing up, I was always an athlete, played sports, so I wanted to be involved as far as physical activity, and help people get stronger, help athletes get better, and overall, and help them with their overall health. Alrighty. Your second question is, why do you push people to focus more on weight training? Because strength changes everything. You have different parts of your body, your cardiovascular system, your respiratory system, your musculatory system. When you lift weights, all those systems benefit, but when you only do cardiovascular training, or if you're only doing anything that's endurance training, it doesn't focus on muscle building. I think building muscle is going to help structure your body better, and your overall well-being also plays a benefit in how you look. You look a lot better. You're stronger. You have more muscle. Alrighty. What are some other factors people tend to overlook when it comes to working out? One, being sore. Two, time. Also, you know, like, they don't know how to use machines. Like, if they go to the gym, what to do in the gym, and how to use it properly, and like, training methods, so far as like, how long they're going to be in the gym, what to do, the whole regimen. That's where personal trainers come in to help, you know, help them in the need that they, help them with the need they need, as far as what to do in the gym. What about when it comes to eating? Like, do people tend to like, eat less, or? So, one thing that is kind of weird is when you do work out, and you get hungry, so people start eating more when they start working out, compared to people who don't work out. They don't burn as many calories, so they eat less. So, people who only eat two times a day, now if you start working out and building muscle, you're going to be hungrier, so then you eat more, and then, you know, you have to actually rebuild your muscles so you can work out again the next day, and keep getting stronger. How might people benefit from working out other than the physical aspects of it? Mentally. I think, you know, a lot of people always ask me, you know, how do you maintain your sanity, you know, in all these times and stuff? I think just, you know, working out, I mean, it just plays a big role in your mental health. Also, like, you just feel more confident throughout the day, and, you know, obviously when you accomplish something, like if you won a bench press 225, and you've been at 215, and now you finally did 225, and you, you know, you feel like you've accomplished something, and you met your goal, and you set more goals, and you continue from there. So, I think confidence is big, and your mental health. Okay, well, that concludes our questions. Thanks. For your time, I'm going to be interviewing my mother next. My name is Jessie, and I'm Yaelene's mom. What do you like to focus on more, cardio or weight training? Cardio. And why is that? I enjoy running, and I like the fact that I don't have to have any equipment. I can do it anywhere. I enjoy the runners' high. I sweat more, so I feel I burn more calories. Okay, and, like, why do you feel cardio benefits you the most? I see faster results compared to weight training. There's also cardiovascular benefits. When you do cardio consistently, you build a strong cardiovascular system for a healthy heart. All right, that concludes this interview. Thank you for your time. Thank you. Starting off strong with the interviews, I'm going to continue the rest of this podcast sharing what I've found through various research articles. The content of this podcast will be knowing your goals, finding the balance, and my personal experience with fitness training. Hope you enjoy. When it comes to improving fitness and shedding body fat, the most effective strategy entails combining cardiovascular and resistance training. My preference leans towards prioritizing resistance training over cardio. I hold the view that it not only delivers comparable health benefits, such as cardiovascular and respiratory improvements, but also comes with the added advantage of fostering muscle mass growth. According to an article titled Cardio vs. Weights by Sharon Stevenson, it states if the goal is to lose body fat and get lean, then weight training should be the focus. This includes not just lifting barbells or dumbbells, but also doing sets of repetitive exercises, such as press-ups, sit-ups, squats, and lunges, as well as floor exercises with a Swiss ball, or simply lifting your hips up off the floor. According to a research article I read titled Added Benefits of Muscle-Strengthening Exercises, prioritizing weights over cardio is key to preserving hormonal balance and optimizing stress hormone levels. An imbalance in cortisol or prolonged stress response can significantly impact thyroid and sex hormones, potentially leading to fat accumulation. Unlike higher intensity or longer duration aerobic exercise, which might elevate cortisol levels, weight training avoids a comparable cortisol spike. It promotes fat loss by increasing the muscle mass and improving insulin sensitivity. On the flip side, cardio assumes a prominent role when training for specific events, such as marathons, or when the primary objective is achieving a high calorie burn. There are a variety of different exercises to choose from. In the end, all that matters is that you have fun with it. For instance, if a person chooses to dance as a form of exercise, then let them be. You know, whatever floats their boat. But if they wanted to focus more on toning up, then I would suggest focusing more on weight training, resistance training, all that good stuff. And that's why it is very important to find your balance in exercising. I personally have tried a variety of different exercises. Lately, I've been focusing more on weight training, and I'm now starting to see results compared to when I used to do cardio. My only form of cardio before, during high school, I would take a dance class, and that's as much as I would do. Those dance classes typically lasted almost about an hour. And over the summer, when I didn't have those classes, I would do running. So I would go to the gym and just run for hours, pretty much. And to be honest, I personally have seen more and faster progress doing weight training right now than I did before with cardio. Now, I might have missed some important factors back then, but now I just feel that weight training just helps me a lot better mentally as well. It helps me deal with my stress and just my overall mental health and how I see the world. I just see brighter colors, and I don't know. It's just a game changer for me and something that I have been consistent with for the past few months and will continue to stick to it. Thank you guys so much for listening to my podcast. Please go ahead and share this link. That way, we can spread the love. And yeah, see you next time.