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Although virtually every activity, from yoga to sleep, requires energy, research shows that heavier loads are especially effective at burn calories.  It seems logical, doesn't it?  The more intense your workout, the more calories you burn.  But we are not only talking about the time while doing an exercise, but also about the hours after.  This is where things start to get interesting. What you should Know The so-called  "Afterburn effect" is the official term for additional post-exercise oxygen consumption (EPOC).  This is nothing new in the world of fitness.  Several studies have found a strong link between exercise intensity and the amount of burned  calories after it ends.  Simply put, the more intense the exercise, the more oxygen the body consumes after it is over to speed up its recovery. In an experiment at the Appalachian State University in North Carolina, participants who rode a very high-intensity bicycle for 45 minutes burned an ...

Winter workouts definitely make you feel like you deserve, if not a big feast, then at least a fondue.  But does exercising around and below zero really help you burn more calories? "Only in some very specific cases," says Bob Seabor, a nutritionist, trainer and physiologist.  "Energy consumption only starts to increase significantly if it's so cold that you start shivering," he added. Energy consumption Once you tremble, your body suddenly starts burning a lot of calories.  According to Seabor, these involuntary muscle contractions lead to twice, three times or even four times the energy expenditure above the basic metabolism.  However, an analysis of several studies from 2010 shows that 75-80% of the calories expended in trembling come from muscle glycogen stores.  This means that if your teeth start chattering, you need to increase your carbohydrate intake. After all, if you are dressed appropriately, you will probably not tremble and therefore will not need ...