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Fitness expert says cardio and strength both matter as people age
Fitness expert Sumit Dubey says both cardio and strength training matter throughout life.
His advice focuses on how the balance may change with age.
He says the body’s main needs can shift about every ten years.
In your 30s, he describes this as a good time to build a base of strength.
The story also raises questions about muscle loss in the 40s and the role of cardio in overall health as people age.
The advice is about adjusting exercise priorities, not choosing one type of training for every stage of life.
Fitness expert Sumit Dubey says strength training should be prioritised after 30 to build a strength base.
Dubey says both cardio and strength training matter throughout life.
He says which type of training the body needs most changes about every ten years.
The article says people in their 30s generally recover quickly and their joints are more forgiving.
- Who
- Fitness expert Sumit Dubey, founder of Sumit Dubey Fitness.
- What
- He says people should prioritise strength training after 30 while continuing to do cardio.
- When
- After age 30; the article was published on 10 October 2026.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- Dubey says the body's needs change with each decade, and the 30s are a good time to build a strength base.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
I get asked this all the time, and the honest answer is it depends on your decade. Cardio and strength both still matter throughout. What changes is what your body actually needs most, and that shifts every ten years or so, whether you're paying attention or not
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- Expert
- Sumit Dubey
- Organisation
- Sumit Dubey Fitness (SDF)
- Recommended focus
- Build a strength base after 30
- Training types
- Cardio and strength both matter throughout
- Changing needs
- About every ten years
- Publication date
- 10 October 2026
Sources
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