Do your Strength Training Before Cardio

The Journal of Applied Physiology reports a study that showed that "Strength training before, not after, cardio is better for your heart". In the eight-week study, one group of participants lifted weights before running and the second group ran and then lifted weights. The group that lifted weights first shed improved blood flow by the end of the study, where the group that ran first did not. According to doctors, this happens because lifting weights increases blood pressure, but running after lifting causes the body to release chemicals that lower blood pressure. So, if you're wondering which order to work out in, do your weight lifting first.