I'm not overweight but I was wondering what would burn more body fat:
long distance type of workouts with a lot of even-paced long swim sessions or sprint workouts with mainly sprint intervals.
what would burn more body fat
This question is ambiguous. Do you mean, "in which kind of workout does more of the energy the body uses during the workout come from stored fat rather than from stored glycogen?" Exercise physiologists have addressed this question thoroughly and I am pretty sure the consensus answer is the high-volume, low-intensity workout.
Or do you mean, "which kind of workout is a more effective component of a weight-loss program?" I doubt the answer is clear on that issue because of many confounding factors including how much you eat when you are not working out and what your body fat % v. lean muscle % was to start with.
what would burn more body fat
This question is ambiguous. Do you mean, "in which kind of workout does more of the energy the body uses during the workout come from stored fat rather than from stored glycogen?" Exercise physiologists have addressed this question thoroughly and I am pretty sure the consensus answer is the high-volume, low-intensity workout.
Or do you mean, "which kind of workout is a more effective component of a weight-loss program?" I doubt the answer is clear on that issue because of many confounding factors including how much you eat when you are not working out and what your body fat % v. lean muscle % was to start with.
