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HOW POWER WALKING BURNS FAT IN THIGHS

 Recently I left a little quiz on my YouTube Channel about what burns fat more efficiently. Is it running or power walking? 

The right answer is walking; Power Walking. 

Here's the thing, the body creates energy in two ways; with oxygen(Aerobic) and without oxygen(Anaerobic).

Hold on tight we are getting there. Now depending on the type of workout, one is doing the body will choose to either use fat or carbs for energy. Fat is usually what is stored. For most women, it is stored in the thighs and booty while for most men it is stored in the belly area. Carbs are usually what is available in the body at the moment. Maybe that piece of bread you just had. (Hold that thought right there)

Let's take running and walking as our types of examples. When you are running you are most of the time running out of oxygen what we say 'gas'. You might be panting and breathing heavily trying to look for gas. On the other hand, when walking you are not panting, you can hold a simple conversation and you are taking oxygen as normally as you would.

Now let's put these three into one. Starting with running  At some point when you are running, you are without enough oxygen in your body that is why you are panting heavily. The body will create energy Anaerobically. What the body will try to do is reach for the quickest source to use to give you energy. The quickest one is usually Carbs. So when you do running the body uses burns carbs to give you the energy needed quickly.

However, when you do walking you are easy and with oxygen. There is no need for the body to look for energy quickly as you do not need it. The body will create energy Aerobically.  So the body will use Fat in place of Carbs. And that is exactly what we want! We want to make the body use all that annoying fat in our thighs so we can get a leaner look.

Hope you learned something. Any comments leave them down below.


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  1. AnonymousOctober 28, 2021 at 11:37 PM

    So is it better to walk or run?

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    1. Wanja JoweNovember 1, 2021 at 12:15 PM

      To slim down walking is better. To lose weight quicker running is better.

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