What's healthier if done properly? Running everyday or lifting weights everyday?
961429
Out of the two, I would much rather prefer to run because it is a cardiovascular exercises that promotes a healthy heart and a well state of being. Lifting weights on the other hand does nothing to enhance your longevity and is in no way meant to be a cardio workout. Running helps you lose weight as opposed to weight lifting and running allows you to be more efficient in your oxygen output.
569698
You should do both!  Cardio one day then weight training the next!  Make sure you change your diet too!
402276
Strength training - every other day.  Be sure to consult a personal trainer on how to do exercises correctly and what weight/sets/reps you should be doing.  Since muscle weighs more than fat, if you build muscle you will weigh more but your body fat percentage will not increase.
1038466
no, it is health to work out anytime.
733603
run everyday for 30-45 min. and eat healthy.
355864
eathing healthy and exercising daily
988376
Hi! I'm a certified personal trainer with 10 years experience. I am wondering if you'd been running prior to this? Did you just decide to take up running then do 2 days in a row? Running is a high impact sport. It is best alternated with lower-impact activiities. Whether you were running before or not, it is better to run every OTHER day and let your muscles get some recovery time. Muscles don't get stronger with exercise, they get stronger AFTER exercise, during the recovery period. Rest is essential to muscle growth and fitness advancement. Doing light workouts on the days between allows more blood flow to the overworked muscles and speeds up recovery time. Taking 1000 IU's of vitamin E has also been shown to reduce muscle soreness by repairing muscle oxidation on a cellular level. Running 3 days per week is excellent for cardio fitness, but every day of the week ABOVE 3, increased your chance of injury by 100%.  I would recommend talking with a trainer who has a certification from ACE, NASM, ACSM or NSCA. Those are the 4 best certifications out there. There are more than 200 others that are just paper. Let them design you a program. Some trainers will even do some muscle tests on you to find out if you have muscle imbalances or problems. The orthodics might be hurting you, not helping. Please seek professional advice. It could save you some serious injury for a very small price.
485433
I don't think either one is "better".  By doing both, alternating, you will build up more muscle and use more calories, not to mention improve your cardio work out.  Just be careful about your joints.  You may not think of it now, but jogging and running will really get you in your joints when you age.  You are exerting 40 lbs. of pressure for each pound of body weight on your feet/joints.  You may have to move to fast-walking...15 min. mile..which is less stressful on the joints and not as prone to injuries as with running/jogging.  I think you've got your time just right in both areas.   God Bless.
687004
yes because when u lift weights, u dont "gain muscle", u tear your body tissue. Then, ur body will heal the tissue and make it stronger. thus, strengthening ur muscle. if u lift weights everyday ur body wont have a chance to heal the tissue that u have tore. It is best to alternate days when u exercise. 1 day lift weights, next day go jogging, then lift weights again, then jogging again.
1139222
Actually, regardless of the other posts, it has been proven that power walking up hill at an incline burns more calories than running. Running is a good way to build muscle and endurance, but walking is better if you're looking to lose weight. (its also usually easier to do, and for a longer period of time than running is.)
1132011
Lifting and doubling up on how many times a day you eat will add bulk to your frame...  but you still have to do a little running to get the best results from this...  not to much...  but maybe a little treadmill work...
236709
I do both. Cardio helps me lose extra flab and makes me feel energized afterward, but weight training helps you burn more calories because of muscle mass. Both have great benefits, especially when they are done together.
26338
None, you actually need to exercise and eat healthy.
690406
I would choose running outside, early in the morning while the air is cool and sun just rise up. It has more pluses than being in the treadmill. Being outside especially if you're in the quiet neighborhood where there's a lot of trees and birds, for me it makes my day even more lovely.
498917
I believe that running on a treadmill is better. You can pace yourself and keep better track of lap times and the speed at which you are running. Most of all, treadmills absorb alot of the shock of running which would be easier on your joints.
1137747
Calculating the caloric loss of either exercise would be extremely difficult, since there will be a variation of intensity and also the fact that different muscles will be working.\n\nHowever, it is healthier to run using a treadmill or on a track than running in place. Running in place is basically a complicated way of jumping up and down, which is:-\n\nA)Bad for your back.\nB)Does not exercise all the muscles of your leg.\nC)Can lead to a herniated disc.\n\nThus, it is better to run using a treadmill or a track.
345793
Weightlifting can contribute to cardiovascular health if you do high-intensity interval training (HITT). It's all about getting the heart rate up to 70% (or higher) of your maximum heart rate (220 - your age) and _sustaining it_ for an extended period of time. (The key there is sustaining it)\n\nGenerally though, weightlifting does not help your cardiovascular health because of the intervals -- you lift in bursts, then take a quick break etc... You have to maintain a high heart-rate for extended periods of time to be considered cardio.\n\nTo answer your second question, weightlifting doesn't burn as much fat simply because to burn fat, you have to exhaust all the calories in your bloodstream for your body to begin converting fat into energy. Running for about 20 mins will exhaust all the calories and anything after that will start tapping into your fat reserves. With weightlifting, you're just focusing on one muscle group at a time, and again, you're not sustaining the heart rate to exhaust all those calories. If you do exhaust those calories, then your muscles wouldn't be able to lift anything at all.\n\nThat's why it's often good to workout first, and then do cardio after. Working-out exhausts some of your calories, and cardio will start tapping into your fat reserves.\n\nHope this helps.