Cardio and strength workouts

[Aaronmac]

Exercising is a lifestyle for many people who care about their health and want to be fit. Some people love working out and being active all the time, others make the sacrifice to do so but what counts at the end is that they are all taking care of their organism and that is simply all that matters. Many of these people wonder whether if it is good to combine the strength workout with the Cardio one since they either alternate them or do them the same day. The question here would be: Is it better to mix both exercises or to take specific days for each other?
The answer is pretty easy I think. For example, you go and play basketball with your friends and just after it you go to your football practice. Will you play football with the same energy you had when you where playing basketball? Answer is no. Same happens with weight lifting and cardio exercises; you will have less energy on the second one and will lose important exercise. I would definitely say that it is better to alternate workouts and fully concentrate on each of them than to do one the right way and not the other; if you know what I mean; however it is not wrong to complete your strength workout and do some cardio after it just to burn a few more calories.
It is important to know how to exercise in a proportional way so that you look good and fit, if you are working out in a gym ask a trainer to teach you how to use each of the gym machines and get some recommendations, after all they are the experts.

[lifepower]

There's many exercises for cardiovascular fitness. Some are biking, running, swimming, roller blading, and many many more. The reason that you do these exercises is to get in better shape. After you do some kind of exercise, it is always good to check yourself to see if you are improving. Some ways to do this is to check your heart rate when ever you are done exercising, time your-self, and to just think about it. Exercises are also good for your body mentally, when you exercise you relieve stress.

[Clarioneer]

Strength excercises do have cardio value and some excercising is designed for both "bodypump" being the obvious example... but bodypump wont really bulk you up...

If you refer to bodybuilding thats something completely different... I think you are refering to core body strength but like bodybuilding you usually target muscle groups so you could do a cardio workout then finish the session with targetted strength training. Bodypump doesnt do this...