Everyone has wondered at some point in time which cardio exercise is better. To put it in simple terms, both low and high intensity exercises will help you to burn off body fat. The question here is which is the most effective to burn off more?

Scientists have discovered that during intensive exercises, your body burns glycogen, which is a form of carbohydrates that are stored in your liver, and muscles. During low intensity exercises, your body burns fat.

If your wondering whether or not this works, the answer is no. If it did there would not be so many obese people.

The scientists were right when they said the human body burns more body fat during low intensity exercises like walking or swimming. During a high intensity exercise such as running, the body burns many more calories than it burns with low intensity exercise. Even if some of the calories burnt are from glycogen, there are still many fat calories burned as well.

To put the icing on the cake, when your reserve of glycogen gets low, the carbohydrates from the food you eat will be converted into glycogen to replenish what has been used, and will not be converted to body fat.

High intensity cardio exercise will juice up your metabolism even after you have completed your workout. What this means, is that your body will continue to burn body fat hours after you have left the gym. This effect is nearly non existent in low intensity cardio or aerobic workout.

Your body will burn more and more calories during and after you have finished a high intensity cardio exercise that it will with a low intensity exercise.

You can inject high intensity exercises into your cardio workout by introducing interval training. You can walk for 5 minutes or so, and then jog for another 5 minutes. Then, walk briskly again until you have caught your breath and then sprint for a minute before you walk again. From this point, simply alternate your running and walking for the next 15 minutes until you are finished for the day.

One of the best things about cardio vascular exercise is the more you do it, the more energy you will have. Cardio will help you to burn calories, although it's more useful for keeping your energy levels high.

If you've never tried cardio before, you should give it a shot. If you like to exercise, you will find cardio the best way to boost your energy and keep in top shape. If you are just starting out, you will want to go slow and keep your cardio exercise in check - as it is very easy to over exert yourself.

Did you know that stair or step exercises are some of the best exercises for your cardio-vascular system? And you can do them at work or home. Check out his link to find out how the Hollywood stars keep in shape. Healthy and Fit

Paul Webb

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