Misunderstandings About Fat Burning (Part 1)

Misunderstandings About Fat Burning (Part 1)

There is a clear number among the fitness goals, too much fat to escape from our radar. In this regard, we will investigate both the causes of the known wrongs and explain their truths.

Let's start with the two myths we hear the most.

1: Slow-motion cardio burns more fat than severe cardio

This belief has become widespread especially in recent times when more people have been curious about how the energy systems in the body work and the information obtained is transferred from the ear to the ear. Because the body's basic energy source used in low-temp activities is oil deposits, it continues to be passed on to the person who thinks it will be more effective in burning oils. But that's not the way it is.

During each physical activity, the body needs energy and, depending on the severity of activity, this energy requirement is met by fat and / or sugar (mainly glycogen) deposits in the body. Conversion of sugar to energy is much faster than oil, but the fat stores provide energy after certain treatments have been done with oxygen. These processes also take time. For example, when sudden and excessive amounts of power need to be produced (such as throwing away), the body needs its basic energy needs from sugar reservoirs. On the other hand, walking for a long time in low temp requires less energy and energy that is not urgent, so it is possible to provide the majority of the energy required from the oil here. So far, it seems like it supports the above belief, does not it? Now let's look at the point where it's changed.

The fact that the amount of energy required is met by more oils means that the amount of fat in the body is not burnt more.

Let's explain it with an example.

A person who takes a 30-minute walk usually burns around 200 calories. At the same time, the amount of calories burned by someone who performs a severe cardio workout like HIIT is around 400. Assuming that 60% of the calories burned by the first person come from the fat sources, 120 calories are met from these oils. The second person, even if only 40% of the energy they come from comes from fat sources, it's 160 calories. And because of the metabolic effect of high-tempo training called EPOC, high calorie burning continues for hours following the training. This difference between the two people over the 24-hour period can even be several folds.

In summary, the actual amount of oil to be burned is determined; Not how much resources are used as a percentage of the total, how much calories are burned in total.



2: Only cardio to burn fat

We will not talk about how important weight training is for shaping the body or for the health of flexibility training, just because cardio is insufficient for fitness in this field. We will only look at this from the point of view that there is fat burning.

Many people associate the amount of fat burning with how much they sweat during training. Acceleration of metabolism in this process leads to increased body heat and balancing of this heat by sweating. This is a sign that cardio training is the type of training that allows you to burn the most calories (and therefore fat) during training. From this point of view it is true, but when? Like we said at the beginning. But the day is not 1 hour, there are 23 hours left. Is there a way to influence the amount of fat burned during the rest of the day at this time? Good news: Yes! The way to increase muscle mass in the body.

Muscle tissues require energy to sustain their vital activities. In oil tissues, the amount of energy needed is too low to be overlooked. In other words, the more muscle mass you have, the more calories you burn. How will you improve muscle mass? If you're following Fitblog, you already know that. Gradually increase the level of resistance, that is to do the weight work. (If you are just starting to gain muscle mass, click on the tips now.)

It has been shown that the most effective method of fat burning in research is to do both cardio and resistance studies. Thus, both the amount of calories burned during training, and the amount of calories burned in the process when you do not have the highest level.

We will continue to illuminate the false beliefs about fat burning.

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