You’re at the gym, ready for the perfect workout — do you start with cardio, or do you lift first? A group of fitness experts have weighed in on the best way to order your exercise routine, to ...

Depending on your fitness level, you can use this to get started or give yourself an easy day. This workout gets the heart pumping and works the entire core system (from hips to shoulders), which ...

Timing Your Cardio: How to Optimize Your Gym Routine for the Best Results Not sure whether you should do cardio before or after weightlifting?

That means you might cut your workout short and not reap the calorie-burning benefit of cardio -- especially if you want to burn as many calories as you can in a set amount of time.

Still, if you have the time and know you need to maintain other components of fitness besides strength, this is an effective way to do it: A warm-up with calisthenics/cardio, lift heavy, add ...