Question

When doing cardiorespiratory exercise if your goal is to burn body fat you would

1. Run very fast for as long as you can
2. Push yourself to a pace that was near the top of your Target Heart Rate Zone
3. Run/walk as a steady pace for 60 to 90 minutes
4. Walk at a comfortable pace for 20 minutes

Answer 1

If the goal is to burn fat which is around 70-80% of maximum heart rate which can be achieved by run or walk at a steady pace for 60- 90 minutes.

CORRECT OPTION :

C. Run/ walk as a steady pace for 60-90 minutes- The body of the individual is in fat burnig zone which is of around 70-80% of maximum heart rate. Although the more you run fast more the calories will be burning we can say that but the calories burn outside this zone will be more of glycogen rather than fat.

INCORRECT OPTION-

A. Run very fast fro as long as you can- In this zone the excercise work is severe slowly the body will enter in anerobic state where the body demand dosent able to meet the body needs. In this exercise all the glycogen will be used up more insted of fat for immediate energy.

B. Push yourself to a pace that was near the top of your Target Heart Rate Zone- Similarly in this also the amount of calorie burn will be more due to glycogen as compared to fat.

D. Walk at a comfortable pace for 20 minutes- When walking at a comfortable pace for 20 minutes dosent let the body to enter in the zone of 70-80% of maximum heart rate which may lead to fat burn but for the optimum amount of fat burn the person should walk at a moderate pace.