Okay, Barb Gonzalez, hi Kim. How crucial is it to do cardio when we train like we used to during

but camp three or four to keep cardiovascular health in check. How many days are required? Is it okay to do

one day off and one day on? I feel like we include cardio while lifting, so I just want to be sure

for those days when I'm short on time. Thank you so much in advance.

Okay, so Barb, you know what I'm going to say here. Okay. So your cardio should be tailored to your

goal. If your goal is fat loss, which I know yours is, you need to be doing as much cardio as you

possibly can because cardio is what is going to burn the fat. So yes, we do, our heart rate does go

up during these kinds of workouts, but it doesn't go up consistently. And that's what I have,

that's what you have to remember. Cardio is about consistently raising your heart rate into the

fat burning zone and then keeping it there for a period of time. That's what triggers your body's

fat burning response. Now, whenever you're lifting heavy weights and your heart rate rises during a set

and then it falls and then it rises and then it falls, does that also burn fat? Yes, but not

consistently in the same way that cardio does. So the cardio that you do on this program should be

tailored to your goal. I did include 20 minute

cardio sessions in this program because it is a build. And so for anybody who wanted to add some

cardiovascular health to their fitness regime, which I recommend that everyone does, especially if

you're not super active during the day, then that is going to help you to lift more weights. So there's two ways you

can look at this. If you're doing this program as a build, I do fully recommend that everybody

still does cardio. Why? Because the fitter you are, the more weight you can lift. Quite often

whenever you're lifting weights, your cardiovascular system will give out way before your muscles do.

So if you are

cardiovascularly fit, then you will not be as out of breath whenever you're lifting heavier weights.

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