Podcasts Health Muscle for Life with Mike Matthews What Is the Fat-Burning Zone and Does It Matter?

What Is the Fat-Burning Zone and Does It Matter?

Published: Aug. 2, 2021, 10 a.m.

In this podcast, we\u2019re going to talk about the \u201cfat burning zone,\u201d which is something you\u2019ve probably heard about many times.

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When I first got into fitness, I read that if you\u2019re doing cardio to lose fat, you better be doing it in the \u201cfat burning zone.\u201d If you don\u2019t, proponents claim, your cardio is going to be a lot less effective, or maybe even completely ineffective. You\u2019ll simply end up burning through the glycogen in your muscles or the carbs in your blood, leaving your body fat untouched and unscathed.

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This idea has stood the test of time, too. It\u2019s been around for at least 50 years now, and many people think the fat burning zone is the ticket to losing weight.

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As you\u2019re going to learn in this podcast, the fat burning zone is largely a myth. Lower-intensity cardio that burns a larger proportion of fat isn\u2019t necessarily better than higher-intensity exercise when it comes to overall fat loss. That doesn\u2019t mean you have to do a lot of high-intensity cardio either, though. Find out why by listening to this episode!

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Timestamps:

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3:57 - What is the fat burning zone?

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9:57 - What's wrong with the fat burning zone idea?

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15:19 - What\u2019s the best kind of cardio for burning fat?

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