The 'Fat-Burning Zone': A Fitness Myth Debunked

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astehorrort of AL 5:44PM February 15, 2011

In response to the post exercise burn, your body cannot convert lipids to glucose or glycogen to replenish the glycogen stores. The glycogen has to be replenished by the carbs you eat or protein from diet or muscle mass.

Chris of GA 10:10AM October 01, 2010

A point I do not see mentioned in articles trying to bust the misconceptions of the fat burning zone is the fact that the body re-distributes fat and carbohydrate in hours to days after exercise. So, in the example of high intensity exercise for an hour, where carbo burning may be 70% vs 30% fat, and the total rate is 800 kcal per hour, the person loses 240 kcal worth of fat during the exercise, but they also deplete their muscle of glycogen stores. So, the body will burn fat in the post exercise period to replenish those stores. That is why it is the total calories burned that is important, not the % fat burned during the exercise.

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