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Any physical activity requires energy which is measured in calories (or joules in the metric system). For instance to lose weight you'd want to burn fat by consuming fewer calories from the food you eat than those which are burned up in physical activities.
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How can exercise help in fat loss?
Exercise helps us in burning calories that cause us to be fat.burned calories are released through our sweat
Is there a difference between burning fat calories and other calories?
There is a slight difference between burning a fat calorie and an "other" calories (typically muscle). Burning both types of calories is important in a successful weight loss regime.
How many calories can you lose a week if you eat 1200cal but burn 900cal?
You aren't losing calories. Instead, you are burning them off. If you are burning that many calories through exercise, though, it is healthier to up your calories intake by 100 or 200 calories, though.
Is dancing more effective in burning calories then an exercise bike?
I think so x
How much weight can you lose in a week eating 1500 calories a day?
It all depends on how much exercise you are putting in and how many calories you are burning.
Is it true exercise helps control our weight by burning calories?
Yes, but you need to remember that it's a HELP only. Exercise does burn calories, but not as fast as it is eating them. Eat too much, and no amount of exercise can keep you from getting fat.
Do calories make you fatter?
I believe that the calories that are left over, from burning the day's actions are put and transferred into fats, which are stored in your body. It can be in your thighs, feet, arms, legs, hands, face, stomach, chest, and etc.
What do muscles burn?
When you sweat it burns fat. If you exercise hard enough you sweat.... burning calories.
How can the food pyrimad support a good exercise program?
Given the nutrition along with regular exercise, the food pyramid can get you off to a healthy start to burning calories and your exercise program.
Burning Fat Vs Burning Calories?
To lose weight and get in shape you must have a good diet and exercise regularly to burn fat. The first thing you must understand about exercise is that just because you are burning calories does not mean you are burning fat. Your main focus when you exercise should be losing body fat, and you can’t lose body fat just from burning calories. When we exercise, our bodies will start burning calories, but the calories that are burned are the calories from carbohydrates in our system. In order to burn calories from your stored fat, your body requires the presence of oxygen. There is a certain amount of oxygen that your body needs in order to start burning fat and the only way for you to measure the amount needed for your own body is to keep up with your target heart rate during exercise. Please understand that if you continue to only burn calories from carbohydrates, you will lose mostly “water weight” which leads to a decrease in your metabolism. Also, think of the calories that are burned from carbohydrates as your energy calories. If you lose too much energy calories then your muscles will not receive enough energy to increase your metabolism which indirectly burn fat. Therefore you must increase your calorie intake when you are on an exercise program to replace your burned energy calories. Burning Fat Calories during exercise During aerobic exercise, your body goes through several stages before it reaches the point where you are burning fat. You will hear people say that you are only burning sugar (carbohydrates) not fat during the first 10 minutes of exercise. This is true to a certain extent. I say this because you will continue to burn sugar past the 10 minute mark if you are not working out hard enough for your body to want more oxygen; or you are working out too hard and you can’t supply your body with enough oxygen for fat burning. When you exercise you must move at a steady pace (not too fast, not too slow) so your body will utilize your stored fat (not carbohydrates or sugar) as its energy source. Also remember that just because you reached the fat burning stage does not mean you will stay there. Staying at the fat burning stage once again depends on if you are moving at a pace that is right for your body. Make sure that you are within your target heart rate range. Burning Fat Calories at rest The only way for you to continue to burn fat calories hours after you have finished working out is through the anaerobic exercise of weight training. Weight training is the key to burning fat at rest. Weight training is an anaerobic activity that will cause you to burn more calories than aerobic exercise. The calories that you are burning during weight training exercises are mostly calories from carbohydrates (meaning you must eat even more calories per day for energy); but the calories you burn at rest are mostly calories from fat. The reason you are burning fat at rest is because weight training increases your metabolism which uses your stored fat as energy. To make your body the ultimate fat burning machine you must do aerobic (cardio) and anaerobic (weight training) exercises.
Is running a good source of exercise?
yes. running burns carbs and calories while also burning fat.
How can respiratory endurance exercise prevent obesity?
Cardiorespiratory endurance exercise prevents obesity by burning excess calories that may be transformed in to fats if left unused. Exercise like jogging is one of the examples that can help burn calories thereby preventing obesity.
