What Are the Best Cardio Exercises for Fat Burn?
Hard though it is to believe, some people don’t enjoy jogging. That’s why online fitness coach Jeremy Ethier conducted an experiment into which cardio exercises rival or beat jogging for fat burn.
Jeremy was joined by his friend Dennis, who has a significantly lower fitness level than him. Fitness level impact fat burn – those with superior fitness are typically better able to convert stored fat into energy– so this experiment offers a useful insight into how the ‘best’ cardio exercises might differ depending on someone’s base fitness. Scroll for each of their rankings.
How they tested: Each activity was tested using a metabolic mask to measure calorie expenditure – considered the gold standard for such data collection outside a lab setting. It works by measuring the air you breathe in and out during exercise, tracking how much oxygen you use and carbon dioxide you produce to calculate your calorie burn, and whether those calories derive more from fat or carbohydrates. That’s markedly different to smartwatches or gym machines, which estimate calorie burn based on metrics such as heart rate, speed and body weight.
Excerpted from Runner’s World
