Review of 'Which comes first, cardio or weights?' on 'Storygraph'
5 stars
This is book is a redesign change from much of the nonsense that gets written about health and fitness. It is one of the best fitness books I've ever read. So many books on health and fitness fall into the category of what I call “one true way” books, which espouse a single way to be healthy. Usually these books are trying to sell you something beyond the book.
Cardio or Weights is different. It is organised as a series of questions about health and fitness. Each question is answered based on recent research. In some cases, there is a clear answer. In many cases, though, there isn't. When the research isn't clear, Hutchinson says so. When different people with different fitness goals should do different things, Hutchinson says so.
If you know what your fitness goals are, and want to determine how best to reach those goals, this is …
This is book is a redesign change from much of the nonsense that gets written about health and fitness. It is one of the best fitness books I've ever read. So many books on health and fitness fall into the category of what I call “one true way” books, which espouse a single way to be healthy. Usually these books are trying to sell you something beyond the book.
Cardio or Weights is different. It is organised as a series of questions about health and fitness. Each question is answered based on recent research. In some cases, there is a clear answer. In many cases, though, there isn't. When the research isn't clear, Hutchinson says so. When different people with different fitness goals should do different things, Hutchinson says so.
If you know what your fitness goals are, and want to determine how best to reach those goals, this is the book for you. If you want someone else to decide what your goals should be and how you should reach them, this is probably not the book for you.
