Hi Dianne,

I dont consider Cardio Strength training, however if anything it will help tone you but not bulk you. It was suggested by this fitness guru who owns this company called Exude (exude.com) that since I have so much weight to lose I should do aerobic (cardio) exercise 5x a week. He also told me to try and get in anerobic excersise in between at my discretion, meaning weight training. I have heard of people saying that your body needs a rest in between.

Personally I try to do cardio on the Elliptical machine at least 5x a week, as it burns more calories then using the treadmill. In addition I alternate strength training/weight lifting between a lower body one day then upper body another day. The weights that I lift are between 6lbs to 45 on the upper body and 30-70lbs on the lower. This is just my preference. However If I feel that I am not up to this crazy workout, I would go to Curves for my 30 minute workout.