Actually he's 100% correct...every single study I have seen says the same thing.
Here's just one:
www.womenshealthmag.com/.../cardio-vs-strength-training-workouts
An interesting read on strength training from the cycling world:
www.epicidiot.com/.../weights_cycling.htm
The top article says nothing about swimmers not losing weight because of cool water. I think there was a study done with a very small group back in the 80's and it was concluded that you could not lose weight swimming because of the cool water. I recall that because it was one study, and the group was very small(I think less than 100 people), that it should not have been used as the be all end all.
This happens a lot in the news though. A study will get reported, and snippets will be used, and then you go read the actual study and find that the facts have been skewed a bit.
I think the weight loss thing is more reliant on what goes in your mouth than how you move your body.
I also believe fitness has lots of facets, strength, cardiovascular training, flexibility. You need them all do perform your best. P90X may work for some, not for others, but people just need to find what works for them, and be consistent.
Actually he's 100% correct...every single study I have seen says the same thing.
Here's just one:
www.womenshealthmag.com/.../cardio-vs-strength-training-workouts
An interesting read on strength training from the cycling world:
www.epicidiot.com/.../weights_cycling.htm
The top article says nothing about swimmers not losing weight because of cool water. I think there was a study done with a very small group back in the 80's and it was concluded that you could not lose weight swimming because of the cool water. I recall that because it was one study, and the group was very small(I think less than 100 people), that it should not have been used as the be all end all.
This happens a lot in the news though. A study will get reported, and snippets will be used, and then you go read the actual study and find that the facts have been skewed a bit.
I think the weight loss thing is more reliant on what goes in your mouth than how you move your body.
I also believe fitness has lots of facets, strength, cardiovascular training, flexibility. You need them all do perform your best. P90X may work for some, not for others, but people just need to find what works for them, and be consistent.
