Whilewalkingis excellent at torching calories, strength training offers benefits beyond burning calories in the moment.

That being said, you don’t have to choose one form of exercise over the other.

A well-rounded workout routine should include both!

woman doing a dumbbell bench press exercise at the gym

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Kravchenko recommends performing strength training on one day and utilizing walking as an active recovery exercise on another.

trainer doing goblet squat

Stan Kravchenko

lat pulldown

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dumbbell chest press

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single-leg press

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pallof press with rotation

Stan Kravchenko