Exercise and Its Impact On Fat Loss

Our body uses different energy systems to fuel different types of exercise, and each system has different effects on fat loss. The three primary energy systems are the phosphagen system, the glycolytic system, and the oxidative system. The phosphagen system is used for short bursts of high-intens...

• Add high-intensity interval training to your regular routine
• Eat proteins as they have a high thermic effect and take longer to be burned and absorbed by the body. Your metabolism increases when you eat and process food, a process called 'the thermic effect of food.'

... but we can look at studies which have compared the effects of doing the same amount of exercise, but over different periods of time.

Both long, slow endurance training (walking or running) and HIIT have been found to improve heart and lung function in healthy adults. Though HIIT ty...