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.
I think the type and duration of exercise, though important, may be less important than the type and duration of the eating before, during, and after the exercise.
If you haven't seen it, check out this funny but sobering slideshow that computes how much time you need to run, swim, do hatha yoga, or have sex to burn off the calories ingested via staples of our fast food diet.
www.thedailybeast.com/.../
Sample: Chipotle Steak Burrito (tortilla, rice, black beans, tomato salsa, cheese, sour cream, guacamole, lettuce) = 1,125 calories
Running: 1 hour and 15 minutes
Swimming: 2 hours and 15 minutes
Hatha Yoga: 4 hours and 30 minutes
Sex: 3 hours 40 minutes
First, the bad news: A loaded Chipotle steak burrito packs as many calories as 14 pieces of string cheese. Now, the good news: You can burn the Mexican staple off in 3 hours and 40 minutes of sex! That is, if you can find a romantic partner after eating a steak burrito.
I think the type and duration of exercise, though important, may be less important than the type and duration of the eating before, during, and after the exercise.
If you haven't seen it, check out this funny but sobering slideshow that computes how much time you need to run, swim, do hatha yoga, or have sex to burn off the calories ingested via staples of our fast food diet.
www.thedailybeast.com/.../
Sample: Chipotle Steak Burrito (tortilla, rice, black beans, tomato salsa, cheese, sour cream, guacamole, lettuce) = 1,125 calories
Running: 1 hour and 15 minutes
Swimming: 2 hours and 15 minutes
Hatha Yoga: 4 hours and 30 minutes
Sex: 3 hours 40 minutes
First, the bad news: A loaded Chipotle steak burrito packs as many calories as 14 pieces of string cheese. Now, the good news: You can burn the Mexican staple off in 3 hours and 40 minutes of sex! That is, if you can find a romantic partner after eating a steak burrito.