How to combine strength training with being overweight

The fitness model TJ Leo points out that obesity is an increasingly visible disease in our country, raising its levels to 53% overweight or obesity in the adult Spanish population. 36% of the adult population is overweight and 17% obese. These data also touch the child population suffering from 12% overweight and 14% obesity.

In addition, obesity and overweight account for 7% of the health cost. Therefore, we could reduce these costs, improve our health and vitality by doing adequate training in the weight rooms.

Day by day, it is normal to see in the training rooms the tapes, bicycles and ellipticals to overflow for many hours, but what does science say? Is cardio the best idea to improve body composition in overweight people? Is strength training beneficial?

It is true that the past trend has been to make very long periods of time at a medium-low intensity and it is undeniable that improvements occurred. However today we know that it is improvable and that strength training should be from the beginning in this type of programs.