High Intensity Cardio burns more fat: Personal Trainer Manhattan

02 August 2003
High Intensity Cardio burns more fat

In my article about cardio on empty stomach you have learned that cardio in the morning on an empty stomach is not beneficial.

Now I get many questions about cardio intensity. Many guys ask me about low or high intensity cardio? What is more beneficial low or high intensity cardio? I always study recent studies about cardio. The answer that I will give it to you is based on the study that was published in Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise 35:1757-1765, 2003.

Seven female subjects (age 26yrs) were required to visit the lab on three occasions for assessment. The participants performed bouts of low and high intensity exercise on a stationary cycle as well as a “no exercise” session to determine baseline values.

Results showed that utilization of oleate was significantly greater for up to 11 hours after performing heavy exercise (49%) compared to both the light exercise (39%) and the rest trials (34%).

As you can see high intensity cardio exercise burns more fat than low intensity.

I see many guys in my gym pedaling for an hour first thing in the morning on empty stomach. They are killing themselves with a bad cardio strategy and they are not going anywhere. Guys STOP PEDALING FOR HOURS! Do short high intensity cardio sessions (about 16-20 min) and you will love results.

TRAIN SMART!

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