Fact or Fiction.....

I haven't written anything in a very long time but now I'm back. My topic today is Fact or Fiction....Does working out at lower intensities really burn more fat (the fat-burning zone) than higher intensity workouts? I have heard of a lot of people that don't quite understand what this means. The theory behind it is that if you exercise in a zone of 50-60% of your maximum effort, you will burn more fat than exercising in a higher intensity level.This is incorrect and I'm going to explain why.

It's true that a higher percentage of body fat is used as fuel at lower intensities. However, at higher intensities, more total calories are burned. Therefore, even though a higher percentage of fuel comes from fat during low-intensity exercise, more total calories are burned during high intensity exercise thereby increasing the amount of fat burned. Working out at higher intensities improves body composition more effectively and also contributes to larger increases in cardiorepiratory fitness.

Just remember, it's all about the calories. The more calories you burn, the more fat you are going to burn. That's it for today.