Running Is More Effective To Burn Fat Than Walking

Nowadays it is believed the best way to reach a target heart rate and burn body fat steadily is to walk at a moderate pace on a treadmill. It’s common to see in just about every gym that you go to people moving slowly during their exercise session on the treadmill.

These are the same people that never seem to reduce enough body fat despite exercising this way year after year. Honestly, this isn't the most effective way to exercise to burn body fat.  You need to start running if you want to get very lean.


In Rocky 1, 3 and 4, Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) was running to burn fat and it worked wonders for him. Actually, his cardio workout was not confined to a gym. The guy ran up and down stairs, on the beach and through the snow. The point is he ran a lot to burn fat, not just walk.

Running Vs Walking To Burn Fat

Whenever one walks on a treadmill and meet a moderate heart rate, a large percentage of the calories that get burn is going to come from fat. If you run, a lower percentage of the calories you burn come from fat, but you will burn a higher amount of calories from the workout.

When you run, you will burn more total fat and more calories. You may burn a lower percentage of the calories from fat, but the total is still much higher than walking.


When You Run To Burn Fat You Will Continue To Burn Fat Even After the Workout Finishes.

Here is the trick. Walking does not boost your metabolism as much as running. When walking to burn fat you are  really only burning fat during the workout. On the other hand, running boosts your metabolism and turns your body into a fat burning machine - melting body fat away even while you are sleeping. The better you get at running, the leaner you will become.

Think about it, have you ever seen a track athlete that looks overweight? You can do a lot of walking, but you will be wasting too much time if you want to get a lean body fast? I observed a lot of folks that walk for near around a hour per day and never seem to improve the look of their body.

Try to get into the habit of running to burn fat instead of walking when your aim is to get lean quickly and you will see much better results.

How To Lose Fat To The Maximum By Maintaining The Right Intensity Of Your Workout

If you are trying to maximize fat loss or increase the definition of your muscle I suggest you use the methods below.

I usually favour keeping strength training apart from the fat loss part of the workout. It's best to achieve muscle definition using heavy weights and brief strength training at a low volume.

Your muscles will firm up and you will begin to see an improvement in muscle definition this way. Usually, the easiest part of any workout is training for strength.

With any workout program, the calorie burning (fat loss) part is the most intense and difficult. It's best to include an intense fat burning routine into your workout at least 3 times weekly.

You can use whatever method of circuit workout or strategic interval that you want, including HIIT and body weight circuits.

You Won't Gain An "After Effect" Utilizing Low Intensity During A Workout.

Often times, when I'm in the gym, I see persons carrying out a fat loss workout lacking intensity in it. If you are not resting or cooling down for the next part of your workout, walking on a treadmill is useless.

When you do a cardio workout that is low intensity, you are not maximizing the amount of calories you could be burning.

Also Pay Careful Attention To Avoid A Workout That Is Too High In Intensity As Well

You will very likely get caught up resting for longer periods of time when you are finished with your routine, if it is too intense or difficult.

For the most effective fat loss workout, you should be able to go on without extra breaks as if you never worked out at all. If you become overly tired and spend hours sitting down or resting after a workout, your fat loss workout is ineffective.

How Would You Find Out If You Are Working Out With The Right Intensity For Your Fat Loss Routine?

Pay attention to something called the "HGH Flush" I am not sure where this term originated from, but it does serve as a wonderful tool for rating your fat loss workout.

You will know when you reached the HGH flush when you run out of breath, with hot slightly red skin after each workout. Try to remember how hot and out of breath you felt, after the gym teacher had you run lines in junior high.

HGH is a hormone released by your body to burn fat when your metabolism is suddenly increased by heavy activity, like a high energy workout.

Your Comfort Zone Can Also Guide You If You Keep Your Workouts Just Inside It's Limit.

I saw personal trainers push their clients too hard early in a routine, which is a major mistake. I once hired a personal trainer who wanted to "destroy me" with each workout.

That wasn't for me. The ideal workout intensity will help you reach a HGH flush, without leaving you so exhausted that you want a nap.

In regards to workout intensity, I refer to this as the "sweet spot". You can start increasing your intensity as your body adjusts. However, pay close attention and back off a bit if you find yourself overly tired after a workout.