Welcome to the Get Fit Guys' quick and dirty tips to get moving and shape up.

My name is Brock Armstrong, and I'm the Get Fit Guy.

Are you not sure if you should hit the elliptical or jump straight onto the weight bench?

Are you confused about whether or not you should lift on the same day as you run?

Well, you're not alone.

And today, we're going to

take a deep dive into the research and determine what to do and when. A few days ago, I received a

message on Facebook from listener Lindsay, and she said, in a recent episode, you talked about

how aerobic exercise and weightlifting affect each other, but I'm not sure I understood.

As a runner, can I run to the gym to lift weights and then run home again,

or should I keep the cardio and the weights on separate days?

Thanks for your health.

Well, after thanking Lindsay for her great question, I promised that I would do a deeper dive

in the near future.

I also told her that

in a nutshell, if she wants to get the absolute 100% full benefits of each workout, she should

separate them. But, since she is primarily a runner and probably not too concerned about packing

on as much heavy and hard to run with muscle,

doing a short run to warm up for and cool down from a strength session is a great way to maximize

her time and to put a few more miles on her legs. But I told her not to do that every day. To be a

good runner, she must also have many dedicated run days.

Now, if I were Lindsay, I would have written back and asked me a follow-up question that would

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