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When the body creates an oxygen debt from running too hard so that the muscles and metabolism can't keep up, the body will use oxygen to burn fat and glucose after the exercise. That is the afterburn ...

Domain: Fitness; Category: Weight loss; Workouts; Bodybuilding

The formal indicator of intensity is how much oxygen is consumed by the body during an exercise; thereby indicating how much fat and energy is burned during the exercise itself.

Domain: Fitness; Category: Bodybuilding; Weight loss; Workouts

Any form of activity that relies on moving skeletal muscles. Typing on a computer counts but it will not be enough to lose fat – one would need to raise the intensity.

Domain: Fitness; Sports; Category: Weight loss; Workouts; Exercise physiology

An exercise in which muscles are free to contract and shorten without changing their tension. Useful because it does not overexert the cardiovascular system, something that its counterpart, isometric ...

Domain: Fitness; Category: Bodybuilding; Weight loss; Workouts

Often shortened to BMR, this essentially indicates the number of calories an individual uses per day with no physical exertion, spent on activities like breathing, digesting, and other base bodily ...

Domain: Sports; Category: Exercise physiology

Types of exercises that rely on intensity so that the oxygen supply from the bloodstream will not be enough, triggering anaerobic respiration. Builds strength, speed, and power, and muscle mass.

Domain: Fitness; Sports; Category: Weight loss; Workouts; Exercise physiology

Types of exercises that rely on proper oxygen intake and circulation to be able to burn carbohydrates and fats. Aerobic exercises are ideal for losing fat and increasing endurance.

Domain: Fitness; Category: Weight loss; Workouts

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