Take the 2-minute tour ×  Cardio burns more calories during the
exercise, but weight-lifting builds more muscle which in turn
raises your RMR (Resting Metabolic Rate). I have a little over
an hour to workout each day during lunch. Should I spend my time
lifting, running, or a mixture of both? (if I should be doing a
mixture, what should that mixture look like? e.g.(10-20%
cardio))  share|improve this question Honestly, if you work out
1 hour every day, you don't have to care about RMR to burn
calories, you'll be burning more than enough while exercising
:-) –  Ivo Flipse Jun 14 '11 at 16:53 Its all in how you eat.
Cardio burns more calories but if you eat more calories than
your body needs you get fat. Your diet is most important. – 
user5471 Mar 21 '13 at 14:15 add comment  4 Answers  Strength
training and cardio provide a potent mixture to burn fat. The
problem with strength training alone is that it burns fewer
calories than you would during cardio. For example, an hour of
intense strength training will bu