Have you ever wondered which cardio exercise is the best? Is it low or high intensity exercise routine? In fact, both programs help us burn off body fat. Now let’s find out which one is better for fat loss?

Under a high intensity cardio exercise, glycogen will be burned. Glycogen is a sort of carbohydrates stored in the liver and muscle. The body uses carbohydrates for energy. On the other hand, low intensity exercise burns a lot of fat. This is scientific theory.

If you’re wondering whether or not it works, the answer is no because there are so many obese folks still around, even though they are working out with low intensity routines. It still makes you wonder how it can be.

Scientists, however, were correct when it came to low impact cardio exercises. A low impact exercise, like walking or swimming, burns more fat. But if we perform a high impact exercise, the body will burn calories, and lots of them. These calories come not only from glycogen but also from fat.

What’s more, when your glycogen level becomes low, carbohydrates from food will be turned into glycogen for storage. They’ll not be converted to body fat even when left unused.

High impact cardio exercise increases your metabolism. Even after you’re done with your training session, your metabolism will continue to stay active. And you’ll still burn fat for many hours later.

This effect is nearly non-existent in low intensity cardio workout. Cumulatively, the body will burn up more and more calories during and after we have finished a high intensity cardio exercise that it will with low intensity.

In order to utilize both low and high impact cardio exercises, we need to put them together in a routine. For example, walk for about 5 minutes, then power walk (almost jog) for the same amount of time.

Then, walk briskly again until we have caught our breath and then sprint for a minute before we walk again. From this point, simply alternate running and walking for the next 15 minutes until we are done. If you don’t like walking, do the same with a cardio exercise machine.

And cardio workout not only burns body fat. More importantly, you’ll experience high energy levels all the time.

I have an important message for newcomers. Start slowly and pace yourself, you do not want to get exhausted, do you? Take on your cardio exercise program today and stay in top shape!

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