Cardio vs Weights vs Pilates - Which One Is Best For Fat Loss?

About this episode

Cori Lefkowith discusses the best training methods for fat loss, comparing cardio, weight lifting, and Pilates.

If your goal is fat loss, should you be doing cardio, lifting weights, or Pilates? The answer is not as simple as picking one and ditching the others. In this video, I’m breaking down the real fat loss training hierarchy: what to prioritize first, why weight training is the foundation, where cardio actually fits, why walking is more powerful than most people realize, and how Pilates or activation work can make your strength training even more effective. We’ll talk about why steady-state ca...

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Host: Cori Lefkowith

Topics covered

• fat loss
• cardio
• weight training
• Pilates
• fitness hierarchy
• walking

Keywords

• fat loss
• cardio
• weights
• Pilates
• fitness
• training hierarchy
• walking

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