Cycling or Weighted Walking?
As seen in , , and , exercise physiologist and Assistant Professor of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Alexander Rothstein, Ed.D., comments on whether cycling or walking with a weighted vest is a better form of exercise. While weighted walking does challenge muscles and the cardiovascular system a bit more, he notes that slowing your pace because of the extra weight will prevent reaping cardiorespiratory benefits. Cycling, on the other hand, effectively builds lower-body strength, but Rothstein says this strength mostly lends itself to being on a bike.
While each forms of exercise have their pros and cons, the fitness expert says that in the end, the better option is whichever you can make a habit out of doing: “Whichever exercise is the one that you’re going to actually do—and the one that you’re going do with more intensity and enjoyment—is going be the one that’s more valuable.â€�