Burn More Calories While Exercising
Want to burn more calories while exercising without adding any minutes to your workout?
Here's how:
The University of Idaho published a report demonstrating the increased oxygen consumption and elevated heart rate of exercisers who took longer strides.
This means that the longer your step or range of motion when using the treadmill, elliptical, bike, or step mill, the more calories you will burn.
I'm all about efficiency and with this new tip you can really crank up the results you get from each workout!
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Posted by: Tom Seabourne | Aug 30, 2008 10:25:35 AM
This is another post where you regurgitate soundbytes from other websites without proper explanation. Increasing stride length beyond the individual's biomechanical gait pattern may cause injury. It is much safer to recommend increasing turnover rate.
Posted by: Jonathan | Aug 31, 2008 4:15:53 AM
I'm going to assume this blurb has to do with EPOC, or excess post oxygen consumption. Simply put, its the amount of oxygen you use to recover from an exercise session.
Longer strides simulates running, indicating higher intensity of exercise versus shorter strides (jogging, walking). The higher the intensity, the more elevated your metabolism will be after you exercise, meaning you'll be expending more calories after you finish working out compared to if you just ran at a moderate pace for an hour.
You'll end up burning more calories overall (workout + post workout) with 20m of sprints than if you ran on a treadmill for an hour. Research 'excess post oxygen consumption' and 'high intensity interval training' for more details.
Posted by: Jerry B | Sep 2, 2008 8:30:22 AM
This works! Tom, it is safe when done properly. You're pretty negative about EVERYTHING.
I implemented this technique into my training and have found great results. This is a blog, not a journal where everything can be explained in thousands of words. Sure, we would all love to have a daily personal trainer, but i love the tips i find here. I test the ones that i'm interested in and make sure to do so in a safe manner.
Interval training is a great way to spice up a workout.
Posted by: | Sep 2, 2008 12:15:59 PM
Sure you can burn more calories by increasing the intensity of any exercise, but should a "fitness professional" advise the general public to:
1. Do an unsupervised kettlebell routine.
2. Increase stride length.
3. Do rock-bottom squats.
5. Lose a pound a day...
All of which have been suggested by this blogger without even a sentence of warning about the possible consequences.
