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Maybe you has wondered at some point in time which cardio exercise is
better. In simple words, both low and high intensity exercises will
help you to burn off body fat. The question here is which is the most
effective to burn off more body fat.
When scientists first discovered that during intensive exercises, your body
burns glycogen, which is a form of stored carbohydrates that are stored in
your liver and muscles for energy. During low intensity exercises,
your body will burn a lot of fat.
If you're wondering whether or not it works - the answer is no because
there are so many obese people still around. Even though they are working
out with low intensity routines, it still doesn't work that way. Does this
still makes you wonder how it can be?
Read on to get the answer...
The scientists were right when they said the human body burns more body fat
during low intensity exercises like walking or swimming. But, during a high
intensity exercise such as running, the body will burn a lot more calories.
Even if some of the calories burnt are from
glycogen, there is
still a lot of fat calories get burned as well.
When your 'store' of glycogen gets low, the carbohydrates from your food you
eat will later get converted into glycogen to fill up the store and won't be
converted to body fat when they are left unused for energy.
High intensity cardio exercise will juice up your metabolism even after you
have completed your workout. What this means, is that your body will
continue to burn body fat hours after you have left the gym. This effect is
nearly non existent in low intensity cardio or aerobic workout.
Accumulatively, your body will burn up more and more calories during
and after you have finished a high intensity cardio exercise that it will
with low intensity.
Working for cardio exercise
You can inject high intensity exercises into your cardio workout by
introducing some interval training. You can walk for 5 minutes or so, then
break into some jogging for another 5 minutes or so.
Then, walk briskly again until you have caught
your breath and then sprint for a minute before you walk again. From this
point, simply alternate your running and walking for the next 15
minutes until you are finished.
One of the best things about cardio is the more you do it, the more energy
you'll have. Cardio will help you to burn calories, although its more useful
for keeping your energy levels high.
If you've never tried cardio before, you should give it a shot. If you like
to exercise, you'll find cardio the best way to boost your energy and
keep in top shape.
If you are just starting out, you'll want to
go slow and keep your cardio exercise in track - as it is very easy to over
exert yourself.
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