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Cardio Intensity for Fat Burn

rambo78 Posts: 28 Joined: 2008/07/24	2008/08/22, 11:32 PM Thanks but does it have a after burn effect like weight training or at the end of it, it is the calories that you burn.
asimmer Posts: 8,201 Joined: 2003/01/07	2008/08/22, 07:47 AM Vary the type and intensity. -------------- A man of sense is never discouraged by difficulties; he redoubles his industry and his diligence, he perseveres and infallibly prevails at last. Lord Chesterfield
rambo78 Posts: 28 Joined: 2008/07/24	2008/08/21, 11:10 PM Had a question and was searching for an answer on this site and suddenly came across this post below which was my question but unfortunately nobody has replied to it since a long time. The good thing is that I saved myself typing a long text. "I have heard from several sources that there is a "fat-burning" zone that is something like 60-70% of your maximum heart rate. This, to me, means that 500 calories of work at 65% maximum heart rate will be more effective at burning fat than 500 calories of work at 85% of maximum heart rate. But isn't weight loss achieved by a calorie deficit, meaning that workout intensity is irrelevant? I have been working out at about 85% max heart rate, but I definitely wouldn't mind working at a lower intensity if it is more effective. But, if there is no difference, my thinking is, why bother working out longer at a lower intensity if it makes no difference? Can anyone help me on this?
slippery_chimp Posts: 58 Joined: 2004/10/21	2008/08/30, 04:06 PM Hey man, a heart rate of 60-70% will mean more calories are burned from fat during the exercise, however higher heart rates burn more calories in a shorter period of time, and provide a metabolism boost/after burn although fewer calories are burned from fat during exercise. Hope that helps.