BALTIMORE -- A new Elle Magazine article poses the question: "With so many women and men pursuing weight training, is cardio dead?"

The use of weight training, especially by women, has increased dramatically, according to health experts. Many exercise physiologists said weight training does burn more calories when all is said and done -- but is cardio dead?

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A recent look in the treadmill room at Meadowmill in Baltimore shows that's just not so. Ellen Gorman, the manager of St. Joseph's Cardiovascular Fitness Program in Towson, Md., agrees.

"Strength training is definitely beneficial for a weight-loss program, no argument there. It helps to reduce the risk of osteoporosis, add muscle mass, but there are lot of benefits to cardio as well," Gorman said.

Those benefits include helping lower your blood pressure and your cholesterol, as well as lose weight. Experts say the ideal is to have a balance.