The biggest mistake people make in the gym? Apollo doctor says doing cardio before weights could be hurting your fitness goals
Walk into any gym in the evening and a familiar scene unfolds. Treadmills are packed. People spend 45 minutes jogging, sweating, and chasing calorie counts. Then, with tired legs and an exhausted body, they head to the weights section.According to Dr Sudhir Kumar, neurologist and health educator, this is one of the biggest mistakes he sees in the gym.In a recent post on X, the doctor explained that if the goal is to become stronger, build muscle, maintain bone health, or stay physically capable with age, doing long cardio sessions before strength training may actually work against those goals.It sounds surprising because for years many people have been told to "warm up with cardio." But science suggests that the sequence of exercise can influence how the body adapts over time.