Cardio and resistance training: Does order matter?


Study suggests muscles weaken after aerobic activity, but results still inconclusive.

COMBINING cardio with resistance training is believed to offer numerous health and fitness benefits, but does how you go about your training play a role? Maybe not in the long run, according to a new study by researchers at the Department of Biology of Physical Activity at the University of Jyväskylä.

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