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Optimal Exercise for Fat Burning
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Exercise that combines high intensity followed by moderate or low intensity workouts is the optimal way to burn body fat due to its increase in basal metabolic rate. Long bouts of low or moderate intensity exercise can cause an inversion of burning more glycogen than body fat after the workout has ended.
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Exercise intensely for 20 to 60 minutes to deplete glycogen followed by low to medium intensity cardio to oxidize body fat.
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Exercise intensely for 20 to 60 minutes to deplete glycogen followed by low to medium intensity cardio to oxidize body fat. Keep insulin levels low for efficient body fat reduction.
ChapterOptimal Exercise for Fat Burning
EpisodeHow to Lose Fat with Science-Based Tools
PodcastHuberman Lab
When it comes to exercise, the focus should not just be on the calories burned during the workout, but also on the increase in metabolism that occurs after a given exercise.
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When it comes to exercise, the focus should not just be on the calories burned during the workout, but also on the increase in metabolism that occurs after a given exercise. Higher intensity exercises like sprints tap into glycogen stores and burn more energy per unit time, while moderate to low intensity exercises burn more fat during the movement but more glycogen afterward.
ChapterOptimal Exercise for Fat Burning
EpisodeHow to Lose Fat with Science-Based Tools
PodcastHuberman Lab
High intensity exercise followed by moderate intensity exercise or low intensity work is the best way to burn body fat and increase basal metabolic rate.
1:24:26 - 1:26:51 (02:25)
Summary
High intensity exercise followed by moderate intensity exercise or low intensity work is the best way to burn body fat and increase basal metabolic rate. A simple protocol of three or four times a week of high intensity training followed by either low intensity training or going about normal activities is recommended.