Low Intensity Cardio better for fat loss, how???

unreggd

Why is it that Low intensity is supposedly better for burning fat, even though high intensity would burn more calories?

Do you pass the fat burning zone at higher rates or somethin? Ive never got this

quozl

I don't believe it personally, have a look at
http://www.dummies.com/WileyCDA/DummiesArticle/id-1827,subcat-MIND.html

Lower intensity exercise has the big advantage that a poorly trained person can do a lot more of it than they could of higher intensity exercise though. So it's a good place to start and you minimise your risk of injurying yourself.

Transform

I do believe it professionally.

What are you currently doing and your goals?

quozl

Have a google yourself unreggd and make up your own mind. There are quite a few people in both camps. I'm very much in the 'this is a ridiculous myth' camp but there are plenty of sensible seeming individuals in the other camp too.

Here's the first few links I've found. I honestly think the fat burning zone is a myth that's spread because it's easy for people to misunderstand the fact that while you burn a higher percentage of fat the milder the exercise intensity, you will not burn a lower total amount of fat. Unless of course you're talking about very high end exercise where you may be almost totally anaerobic.

http://www.fitnessmanagement.com/FM/tmpl/genPage.asp?p=/information/articles/library/labnotes/labnotes396.html
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0675/is_n2_v15/ai_19205605
http://exercise.about.com/cs/cardioworkouts/l/aa022601a.htm

Transform

Its all about heart rate any way so all aerobic/fitness sessions should be based on heart rate only