Fitness brands betting on weights over cardio

More big-name fitness centers and brands are betting on weights over cardio with Planet Fitness and Peloton boosting their investments in strength and muscle-building equipment. Financial analyst and investor Candy Valentino joined CBS News to discuss the trend.
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[@Yogagirl9935]

I’m glad that people, especially women, are finally concentrating on weight lifting, but you will always need a combo of both. Your heart & lungs still need cardio

[@bernardocantu77]

you can work on your cardio / endurance with resistance training too. it can also work your heart muscle. just a different exercise program.

[@irishmick6709]

One thing I've realized over the decades I've lived is that fitness and health do not need to cost any more than a bit of free time, effort, and creativity. The rest is just fluff.

[@jmatt98]

No you don't need cardio. Lifting weights also elevates your heart rate.

[@irishmick6709]

@@jmatt98 ….please look up the term cardiovascular, a word that is normally shortened to “cardio”. Cardio = heart, vascular = blood vessels.

[@jmatt98]

@@irishmick6709 that doesn’t take away from the fact you don’t need to waste your time on cardio workouts.

[@MrRar66]

Taking health advice from a financial expert is like taking financial advice from a health expert

[@cbjamboii]

If you listened, you would’ve realised that she wasn’t giving health advice she was talking about the changes gyms are making in order to earn more profit

[@joelpineda2042]

Definitely agree. But in this case it's GREAT advice.

[@irrelevant2235]

@@cbjamboii You're wrong! If *you* listened carefully, in the beginning, she's giving health advice.

[@dmoreno2092]

I was just thinking what the hell is doing a "financial expert" talking about fitness!

[@zakazan8561]

They are highlighting the reasons why people are switching to resistance training over cardio. They then go into the economics of why gyms are switching to resistance training machines. Unless you can find any research or information conflicting with what she said in regards to the health benefits of resistance training, your point is moot. Health experts also tend to be fairly wealthy, so taking financial advice from them is probably not the worst idea either. Your points are not salient.

[@arcangelmaaze7804]

There's no money in calisthenics. Equipment is optional.

[@UTP504]

Facts, you’re 100% right, I love lifting heavy, but all you need is your own body, your own body is literally a gym *body weight strength training* same goes for the gym, outside and parks are literally a gym.

[@arcangelmaaze7804]

@UTP504 people can't do pushups nor pullups or chinups. Not me, tho. Stay safe yall.

[@UTP504]

@@arcangelmaaze7804 Yep, most are overweight or obese. They can WALK tho, that’s a great start.

[@thadude765]

bingo! walking and running are free

[@clav93089]

My experience at Planet Fitness has been that only about 50-75% of the cardio machines are in use at any given time, whereas the weights and strength training equipment are at about 90-110% in use (people are often standing around waiting to use something which makes it over 100%). I'm sure overcrowding of the weights is one of the most common complaints there.

[@RMS12.2]

They have more cardio than weight equipment

[@pouroverfinance]

I walk in at 6am. Never had an issue.

[@afeudale]

So they finally read the studies that have existed for over 50 years that demonstrate this? 🤦

[@chewsir]

That's not what this clip is about.

[@midorimiller4166]

There’s no one thing that works. Well balanced workout program is the best

[@RileyPOTUS69]

Not really because most people are more in to jogging,pilates and running than weights..so you have to tell them weights are more important to avoid osteoporosis and increase brain function when you get older..because most people who lifts weights already do warm up with cardio..saying you need a well balanced work out is not the way to get the message out..weight lifting is essential to put pressure in to your bones to make them grow and it put pressure on your nervous system helping you avoid dementia when you get olde

[@bernardocantu77]

except strength training is more important than walking or running. you want to send a good signal to your body to build and prioritize muscle so that it keeps muscle from being catabolized and prioritizes fat to be catabolized. if you are walking or running too much you send a signal to your body to trim down (lose weight) but your body will be taking from skeletal muscle too. so whatever you do make sure you send the signal for your body to maintain or build muscle because skeletal muscle is super important over everything else. a lot of stuff falls in to place if you prioritize muscle. you lose fat. health markers get better. brain cognition etc etc. not saying you cant or shouldnt walk or run or jog or whatever you do for cardio. just make sure to put it in its place so it doesnt eat away from muscle. it should compliment a strength training program if you love cardo. you can say balance sure... but just make sure muscle or an anabolic environment is of utmost importance.

[@anaz5918]

@@RileyPOTUS69Pilates counts as strength training and is great for people who don’t like to lift weights but still want to build strength and muscle.

[@RileyPOTUS69]

@@anaz5918 yeah but how are you gonna load up the weight when you reach that one hand strength so you can be stronger?

[@anaz5918]

@@RileyPOTUS69 not everyone needs to load more weight to become more stronger unless you are looking for vanity muscles , using your own body weight is enough to build strength is just a preference of how you want to look . Big muscles vs lean muscles also having too big muscles can hurt your flexibility. Some people just prefer a lean flexible body which can be more functional as we age .

[@a55tech]

at PF the weight machines got lines while treadmills are barely used, yet over half the space taken up by treadmills

[@johnsotelo3125]

Cardio and weights go hand in hand. You need both.

[@ChiRusNkFUSA]

They can’t make profit from cardio LOL

[@32srt32]

the stigma of women getting bulky has been busted! bigger muscles burn more calories!

[@user-ei1jm8mh8f]

It is not bigger muscles, it is more muscle. The more muscle your body has the more fat you will burn.

[@iamsteve121]

​@@user-ei1jm8mh8f you can have more muscles than you start with?

[@stanleyextra2812]

That stigma is really bad. Women can never get too muscular without steroids no matter how hard she trains or or much she wants it, not even men can. Steroid bodybuilders really twist people's perception of what weight training can do to you. They are not even aware those huge hulking bodybuilders can only get that size or anywhere close with steroids. I believe all adults man or woman of any age should do weight training without any steroids, that can make them healthier physically and mentally

[@johnames6430]

bigger muscles do not burn more calories, hardly any more, not even an oreo cookies worth of extra calories. Sorry but this horrible myth needs to end.

[@JoeSmith-fu9yx]

@@johnames6430it’s just like cardio or any other exercise, it does “burn” calories just not a substantial amount like you said. As the saying goes you can’t exercise away a bad diet.

[@BR-cq2hm]

I am fit and muscular with strength training and yoga. No stair climbers, running, stationary bikes, or treadmills. My main cardio is simple walking, or hiking.

[@khj5582]

This is not a dating site.

[@mohammedgoder]

@@khj5582 nobody cares what you think

[@irishmick6709]

@@BR-cq2hm …hiking roller coaster type hills with my Shepherd Dog is the ultimate for me….a little bit of quick runs up the inclines turns me on too. And my dog loves it! Resistance training is huge as well as we get older also.🍀

[@scottyg5403]

I've been doing a combination of both for years!! I'm glad to see people are getting into strength training but the problem is at the gym that I go to someone will get on a bench ,and get on their phone and stay there for half an hour!! Put the phone away people and just workout!!

[@beautyofgrace3915]

I have a gym in my basement, I only have a spin bike for cardio, I mainly have weights, functional trainer and squat rack, i love weight training at 59 years young😊

[@daus6035]

This is all about money ! People need to have a balance of both cardio and weights they serve different purposes for our health

[@bobbullethalf]

They are finally catching up. I love seeing muscle bound grandmothers in the gym.

[@isopowered5004]

Isn't this just a push from one Peloton product to another? Ovedpriced products for the vast majority of people.

[@comingverysoon]

Peloton has nothing to do with the trend towards strength training; they are being dragged to it. Over the last 5 years or so, there has been an enormous amount of research showing strength training is just as important as cardiovascular training. For older folks, strength training is actually more important.

[@ezekielterpstra8546]

Thank you Mark Rippetoe.

[@homiesenatep]

Hahaha yeah

[@Ok.I.Pull.Up.420]

The weights are always way more busy at the PF I go to than the cardio machines.

[@TopNotchPersona]

Yea but what the majority of us conveniently overlook is that all the cardio or strength trying in the world isn't going to be beneficial unless we have a healthy diet focused on reaching our macro goals.

[@Eric-lx8hp]

Just go outside and run lol

[@kotor610]

Just go outside and lift rocks

[@loveydovey4u]

Clams need more muscle

[@tragicevans4157]

Instead of doing cardio, I do full-blast sprints.

[@Jabari10]

Do both it’s very simple. If u don’t like running go for a walk. If u don’t like walking try dancing. If u don’t like lifting do some pushups. If u don’t like pushups do yoga. Find some way to move that actually makes you happy and try to do it 2-3 times a week for the rest of your life and you’ll be one happy camper. Oh also try to eat well and sleep a good amount

[@tjj5337]

Cardio is important too. Your heart muscle is your life line. Without it, your dead. Running and biking strengthens your lower body too.

[@joshuaphysique]

Planet Fitness is beat in my hometown, and no one is crying about it.

[@the77th]

Do what you like to get what you want! All these “new studies” ….. if you like cardio, do cardio…. If you like weights , do weights….. if you like both, do freaking both…. Do whatever KEEPS YOUR BODY ACTIVE that you can COMMIT to !

[@nathannewman799]

As a 65 yr old decades long trainer and former pro bodybuilder (natural) I approve.

[@EricDemamp]

This s a good change, both in terms of health for women but also the mentality. I hear from a lot of women that they're scared of strength training because they don't want to look bulky, they want to look toned. But their fears are misplaced, if women strength they're not going to turn into Hulk Hogan or something like that.

[@flipsum555]

If we are talking about Burning Calories Cardio is King! You need both without a doubt.

[@joshuagarcia662]

Fitness brands betting on everyone on TrT now

[@jmatt98]

That works great until the drug dealer slips in some fentanyl

[@joshyazg2120]

@@jmatt98 lmfao you're clueless

[@jmatt98]

@@joshyazg2120 do you even lift bro?

[@adammurphy7562]

All you need is a kettlebell, soft floor, and a pull bar, oh and some outdoor space you can do sprints. All set. Eat real natural foods, sleep, good, live an affordable lifestyle, and enjoy healthy relationships and it’s almost impossible to get mentally or physically sick

[@adammurphy7562]

one more thing, cut out all the fear mongering from the news and media. Live in caution but don’t live in fear. Life is an adventure ♥️

[@FalafalGrease]

I wish they would stop using those round weights and get the hexagon ones wtf

[@K4R3N]

Good. These indoor cardio mills style gyms are so useless.

[@mariomolnar3184]

powerbars and calibrated plates in every gym pls

[@more6326]

I hate when people want to jump in on my workout

[@deathblade909]

Studies show strenght loses more weight

[@robd7934]

About 80% of the machines at big box gyms is not even necessary to get in great shape. Strength training with dumbbells, barbells, a squat rack and a bench is all you need. Cardio can be done outside (running or walking). Big box gyms want you to think you need all those machines so they can sell more memberships

[@samuele.marcora]

The guidelines have included resistance training for a long time. Both types of exercise neeed to be done for health

[@cgeorge3785]

Why does it have to be one over the other? Throughout my life did both cardio and weight training. You need both to be well rounded at any age.

[@ugk26]

People don’t realize the more muscle you hold, the higher your metabolism. I’m training so hard, 1 of my 6 meals has to be trash or I won’t grow. I literally have eaten a tub of Ben and Jerry every night for that past 3 days, not fat at all. It will catch up to me, then I’ll stop, go back to my old diet, regulate and then repeat. I’m 44 I look better than most 20 year olds and I do zero cardio. Boom. Good luck.

[@DesignedByTaz]

I love how these people are talking about things that PTs and various health coaches have been preaching since 2012. Better late than never.

[@david89630]

Oh no just don’t take away my free pizza and bagels @ planet fitness

[@Runner8617]

They give out free pizza and bagels???🤨

[@david89630]

@@Runner8617 yup!! Love ot

[@aaroncampos3798]

Genius marketing. Have members eat unhealthy so they have reason to keep working out; hence keep the membership 😂

[@TheGoodfellas.]

“Constant repetition carries conviction”. The US has a 42% obese population as per the CDC…Lets get fit ya’ll 💪🏻

[@danieldelacruz7305]

Idk about that but if you walk more and eat correctly, you will lose weight

[@elijahleye]

Most cardio u need it walking for 1-2 hours u spend at gym

[@apriltiff6452]

Thats what i do on top of weights

[@ctwwtc8761]

Remember when democrats closed gyms during covid but said gathering in large groups for riots is ok

[@lazo3251]

There is nothing intimidating about the weight room omg.

[@dreddy_g]

All the while High Fructose Corn Syrup, Bromate, Glyphospate, and Seed Oils are all prevalent in the Standard American Diet (SAD). But that's just me and my uneducated opinion.

[@carlosparada2237]

You need both cardio and weights…

[@spcysos]

Less cardio, more weight training for everyone! Guaranteed results! Lift a little more than you could before and you will live longer and be stronger! Cardio is not the answer!

[@PullsPressesCarries]

Don't skip cardio

[@TheGeneralMod]

Makes sense women are finally lifting weights... They finally figured out that picking up weights won't suddenly turn them into Prime Arnold.

[@chrisacevedo8456]

Muscle is the organ of longevity

[@zachcouch8654]

Want Cardio….? Walk outside!

[@brendadaviswilson9243]

I just get my steps in I do 85 % weights

[@Eliza-dn4sv]

Since it is so intimidating for women to weight lift along side with men, maybe gyms should offer more than 1 weight room.

[@platitudepete8]

Do you mean just additional floorspace for weights (presumably at the expense of non-weight equipment/areas), or an additional space that is restricted to women?

[@gibbsm]

We really don't pay attention to people that much. Everyone belongs in the gym (Losing, Maintaining, or Gaining).

[@joze8722]

Also less equipment maintenance. 😊

[@aaroncampos3798]

El Campeón has entered the chat*

[@dyfox3856]

That news anchor is gorgeous

[@joelpineda2042]

Women with muscles. The ultimate and nough said.

[@hugh2hoob668]

Ironically the woman in the thumbnail is wearing a wedding ring Marriage is dying with the under 40 crowd

[@Buzz_Kill71]

Barbell medicine...

[@DarthVader-ym9mk]

Blood shot eyes !!!

[@shawnmichael428]

very simple , peloton is reserved for the top 10 % of folks who can actually afford it . Folks are struggling to keep food on the table day by day let alone worry about a peloton products ..... as the economy keeps crashing .......peloton is toast. They'd be better off selling off their company right now while they can for a discount.

[@spcysos]

For the price of peloton you can have an entire home gym and become an actual strong human person. Peloton should not really exist except for marathon people.

[@flaminspeed]

Hard to take miss Botox and lip injections seriously.

[@jmatt98]

You can skip cardio. All you need is Hiit and weight training.

[@anaz5918]

Hitt might not be the best option for people who are prone to injuries or have bad knees.

[@renda4806]

Hiit is a type of cardio ....

[@raymondqiu8202]

Hiit is cardio but I know what ur saying, we don't really need the super slow cardio. But older folks that can't do explosive hiit exercises can only do light cardio right?

[@squirellmaster1]

@@renda4806 thank you

[@Amarmi579]

Why are they acting sooo surprised? Women have been weight training since a long time... more popular since 2020 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@Leansophfit]

More to lifting then looking good

[@bigk2080]

Who the hell trains with a mask?

[@MayTheSchwartzBeWithYou]

What are you talking about?

[@bigk2080]

@@MayTheSchwartzBeWithYou did you watch the video? 00:07 guy with face mask then another followed by a guy with a bandana.

[@MayTheSchwartzBeWithYou]

@@bigk2080 The footage is almost certainly old. And it’s still possible in 2024 if someone is sick or immune-compromised.

[@bigk2080]

@@MayTheSchwartzBeWithYou don't go to gym sick

[@MayTheSchwartzBeWithYou]

@@bigk2080 I don't go to the gym at all, but I'm sure some people do go to the gym sick.

[@NothingToSeeHere-mb3fw]

Why are we still showing people wearing masks???

[@GDavis49]

Good question, they’re worthless

[@namastemcl]

Kettlebells yoga walking paddle board

[@jjtiojohn12]

yeah, Planet Fitness is starting to downsize on bikes and ellipticals. it used to be more bikes and stair masters, now when I go in there it only but ten treadmills and eight ellipticals.

[@robd7934]

Considering the demographic at planet fitness I'm finding it hard to believe that they are downsizing cardio equipment. Been going to different gyms for many years and never seen a gym that has as many treadmills and elliptical machines as PF

[@marcg5856]

Finally

[@lonniepattallah]

Cringe

[@ChiliCheeseD0g]

Gym culture is already bad enough. Stay home.

[@wutang23361]

She so beautiful

[@Ahmath555]

A pull up bar is all you need.

[@JohnSkyLey]

How do you do squats and deadlifts with a pull up bar?

[@Ahmath555]

@@JohnSkyLey bro use your head for more than a hat rack. Body weight squats, pistol squats. Isometric hold in the squat position etc. zero weights needed🥱

[@Eric-lx8hp]

@@Ahmath555not if your goal is to get strong as a horse

[@RileyPOTUS69]

@@Eric-lx8hp exactly..once body adapts to the body weight it stops being strong..the only thing body understands is more pressure and resistance..its essential to load up more weights as you go to keep your bones healthy.otherwise you are gonna wear out your joints by doing more reps with body weights

[@Madamchief]

Never skip leg day