vanderburg: busting the myths in the fat burning zone - residential energy storage systems

Over the past few decades, there has been a lot of confusion about the "fat burning zone.
"There are fat burning classes, fat burning products, fat burning areas on aerobic machines, and the entire fitness franchise based on the concept of fat burning.
While the "fat burning zone" is an attractive concept, it is highly misleading.
In fact, one can argue that it has nothing to do with changing your body composition at all.
The most popular reason people start exercising is to lose weight.
So in order to attract a large audience, the marketing hype in the global fitness industry has always been about fat burning.
While the concept is tempting, the information presented is only part of the story.
Basically half. truth.
The fat burning area shows that if you exercise at a specific intensity, you burn the highest percentage of fat, thus reducing the amount of fat.
The fat burning area varies from source to source, but it is generally considered to be about 60 of the maximum heart rate.
Here is the first edge of the error.
Determine your number by simply taking 220 minus your age, and the maximum heart rate is calculated by the heart rate "predicted" equation.
This assumes that we all have the same heart, live the same life, and have the same genetic and health history.
According to this prediction, you can see that there is a lot of room for error.
Next, there is a misconception about how the body breaks down fuel to generate energy.
Our bodies are constantly breaking down carbohydrates and fats.
Energy production is constant and the dominant source of energy will change depending on what you are doing and lifestyle factors.
The human body is highly intelligent and will be adjusted in the most efficient way possible according to its needs and available energy.
This is a complex system!
Let's start by changing our attitude towards obesity.
Fat plays a key role in cell structure and regulates energy.
The energy storage capacity of fat is more than twice that of carbohydrates.
There are 9 calories per gram of fat, and 4 calories per gram of carbohydrates.
Fat decomposition is a longer and slower process than carbohydrates, requiring oxygen for metabolism.
This is where myths begin.
In a relative sense, the lower the exercise intensity, the greater the dependence on fat as an energy substrate, which is absolutely correct.
With the increase of exercise intensity, the relative proportion of fat oxidation decreases, and the relative proportion of carbohydrates increases.
But it's just part of the story.
The more important value of interest to anyone trying to minimize fat is not the percentage of energy that fat produces during exercise, but the level of use of total fat in activity.
What's shocking is that you burn the highest percentage of fat during your break for metabolism.
Yes, you heard it wrong.
If you only consider the percentage of fat burning, then you are in the fat burning area when you sleep.
But unless total energy consumption is taken into account, the percentage of fat burning is irrelevant.
Therefore, the total verse is relative, which is a proportional value.
When exercising at higher intensity, the rate of heat consumption and the total amount of heat consumption are much larger, so the total amount of fat burned is also larger.
For example, in 30-
When doing exercise at 60% of the maximum heart rate, do it in minutes and use about 60% of the fat.
If the total amount of calories consumed is 200, then the amount of fat calories consumed is 120.
Compared with the exercise of 350 efforts in the same period, the proportion of fat use is, and the total heat is.
Then the fat burned is 140 calories.
Even if the relative fat content of burning is lower, the total fat content is higher.
To burn the same amount of fat, you need to exercise longer at a lower intensity.
It's time to overcome it.
Fat is not a problem and should not be a goal.
Instead, change your attention and work for you with the right intensity.
If you can work harder, work harder.
Relax if you need.
Don't let yourself be discouraged from your potential.
The fat burning area and all the hype in the fitness industry are not exactly correct.
In fact, we always burn fat as fuel to some extent. As we re-
Evaluate our fitness goals over the next year, leaving us less worried about burning fat or being in the "area" and more worried about your overall results.
Fat loss is more related to exercise intensity, Time, Frequency, nutrition, stress management, rest and lifestyle than your training in a specific area.
Don't let yourself fall into the marketing temptation of the fat burning area this year.
There is no secret exercise formula to burn more fat than any other exercise program.
Carry out all kinds of activities at all intensity and move on!
Helen van der Burg
The owner of advanced fitness, yoga and spin studios in Paradise is a fitness expert, motivational and health speaker.
Found her online heavensfitness.
Com and helenvanburg. com.