Can you lose fat without cardio?
Short answer: yes
The thing is – cardio has bigger benefits than losing fat
7 reasons you need to be walking 6 – 10k+ steps per day:
Skipping cardio leads to:
– Higher risk of chronic disease
– Higher risk of heart disease
– Shorter life expectancy
– Slower metabolism
– Poor mental health
– Bad sleep
And more
7 reasons you need to be walking 6 – 10k+ steps per day:
1. Eating less is limited
To lose fat – you need to create a calorie deficit.
The more fat you lose – the lower your calorie goal.
Eating less makes it hard to get enough protein & other nutrients.
Using cardio to help create a deficit allows u to eat more & stay healthy.
More:
2. Improves heart health
Cardio strengthens your heart muscle.
Making your heart pump blood more efficiently.
Leading to a lower resting heart rate and lower blood pressure.
Cardio also increases good cholesterol (HDL) and reduces bad cholesterol (LDL).
Most importantly:
3. Improves sleep quality
Cardio makes you fatigued – making it easier to fall asleep .
Cardio raises your body temperature – then drops a few hours later.
This tells your body its time to sleep.
Cardio alleviates symptoms of insomnia & sleep apnea.
Cardio affects your brain:
4. Improves mental health
Cardio increases levels of:
– endorphins
– serotonin
– dopamine
– norepinephrine
Putting you in a better mood.
Cardio lowers levels of cortisol – reducing stress.
Cardio reduces symptoms of mild to moderate depression.
Cardio makes women love you:
5. Makes you better at sex
Cardio makes your muscles work harder & longer.
Cardio enhances your aerobic capacity – allowing you to do physical activities for longer.
Cardio makes you produce & use energy better – leading to more stamina & endurance.
Cardio > COVID vaccine:
6. Boosts your immune system
Cardio stimulates production & activity of immune cells like:
– natural killer cells
– neutrophils
– macrophages
These cells are the Agent 47’s of ur body – they hunt down and murder infections & diseases.
Cardio prevents diabetes & cancer:
7. Reduces risk of chronic diseases
Cardio reduces the risk of:
– Type 2 diabetes
– heart disease
– Breast cancer
– heart attacks
– Colon cancer
– Lung cancer
– Strokes
Cardio does more than help you lose fat:
7 reasons to walk 6 – 10k+ steps per day:
1. Eating less is limited
2. Improves heart health
3. Improves sleep quality
4. Improves mental health
5. Makes you better at sex
6. Boosts your immune system
7. Reduces risk of chronic diseases
What’s the easiest way to get 10k+ steps per day?
Discover my cardio cheat codes on page 49 of my Getting Lean ebook.
Learn more here:
https://jaycartere.com/gettinglean
Talk soon,
Jay
