Quote Originally Posted by My Peanuts
Less weight and more reps (which is what I read women are supposed to do) and I was on the elliptical trainer for 30 min and walked for 30 min.
Depends on who you are and what you read.

If you're wanting to work on endurance - less weight, more reps.

If you're wanting to work on strength - more weight, less reps.

Personally, I am working on strength. I lift as heavy as I can and usually try to do around 8-10 reps. And I'm seeing fantastic results! BUT, I am past my weight loss goal and now am trying to build muscle and am not concentrating on so much fat loss. You may want to concentrate on endurance. When you do more reps, your heart rate increases and you are more or less getting a cardio workout through lifting. It's an awesome effect.

And then again, if you do want to build your strength, you could always switch it up.