Is “The Fat Burn Zone” really a myth or does it really work! This is what every one keep asking the gym instructor, who is training them to burn more fat. Any local gym you visit and jump on any of the cardio equipment, you will find a “Fat Burn Zone” programmed right in it. This is supposed to be the heart rate zone, in which you are supposed to stay if you are planning to burn fat. This zone would make you feel less worked out due to its very light intensity and suppose to be very effective in fat burning. If this is true, then we should be loosing more fat while we are asleep rather than jogging on these equipments. Wondering how?
Calories are burnt, when the body is working, be it exercising or just walking in the house. Basically the source of these calories is from dietary fat, carbohydrates and proteins. Which source of calories is used is determined by the body itself. To make it more precise, if the body is doing little work like just sitting around, it chooses to use dietary fat as its source of energy. Which means, the body fat is still intact and not been used or in other words, the fat that was consumed in the food is used for all these light activities.
This is how the myth began. It is true that the body is using more fat for energy in this zone. However, as the intensity is lesser there is not actual body fat that is getting used. It is just the fat that you consumed that is getting used. Now, this is the reason why it is a myth that low intensity work outs or “The Fat Burn Zone” is a myth as the body actually would use more fat for energy while sleeping. So, if The Fat Burn Zone is true then all you need to do to burn those fats is to sleep all the time!
In reality, body fat can be burnt only when the calories burnt in higher than the calories intake. The source of the calories is not a matter at all. If you regularly eat little lesser than required and exercise more, then would it affect the body fat consumption. So, if you really want to loose that excess body fat, you need to burn more calories than the calorie intake. This makes the Fat Burn Zone simply a myth and not a properly investigated theory.
For people who are quite new to this exercise regime here are few suggestions. Start your exercise in low intensity i.e. 60% to 70% of maximum heart rate. For the first few weeks you would experience a little bit of fat loss also. However, after this beginning step you need to increase the intensity gradually till you reach 70% to 85% of maximum heart rate. Once you reach this goal, you need to maintain this intensity however the time that you are spending at this intensity should increase. The best way to do this is to increase the intensity for a short period of time say between 30 sec to 2 min and then return to low intensity. Alternating this kind of regime would be more beneficial than counting on Fat Burning Zone work outs.
Calories are burnt, when the body is working, be it exercising or just walking in the house. Basically the source of these calories is from dietary fat, carbohydrates and proteins. Which source of calories is used is determined by the body itself. To make it more precise, if the body is doing little work like just sitting around, it chooses to use dietary fat as its source of energy. Which means, the body fat is still intact and not been used or in other words, the fat that was consumed in the food is used for all these light activities.
This is how the myth began. It is true that the body is using more fat for energy in this zone. However, as the intensity is lesser there is not actual body fat that is getting used. It is just the fat that you consumed that is getting used. Now, this is the reason why it is a myth that low intensity work outs or “The Fat Burn Zone” is a myth as the body actually would use more fat for energy while sleeping. So, if The Fat Burn Zone is true then all you need to do to burn those fats is to sleep all the time!
In reality, body fat can be burnt only when the calories burnt in higher than the calories intake. The source of the calories is not a matter at all. If you regularly eat little lesser than required and exercise more, then would it affect the body fat consumption. So, if you really want to loose that excess body fat, you need to burn more calories than the calorie intake. This makes the Fat Burn Zone simply a myth and not a properly investigated theory.
For people who are quite new to this exercise regime here are few suggestions. Start your exercise in low intensity i.e. 60% to 70% of maximum heart rate. For the first few weeks you would experience a little bit of fat loss also. However, after this beginning step you need to increase the intensity gradually till you reach 70% to 85% of maximum heart rate. Once you reach this goal, you need to maintain this intensity however the time that you are spending at this intensity should increase. The best way to do this is to increase the intensity for a short period of time say between 30 sec to 2 min and then return to low intensity. Alternating this kind of regime would be more beneficial than counting on Fat Burning Zone work outs.
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