How Many Calories Are Burnt During Exercise?
You have heard and read about it so many times; your doctor has told you, you hear it on television and read it in every magazine you pick up: EXERCISE IS GOOD FOR YOU. You must have drawn the conclusion that exercising can help you to lose those unwanted pounds and tighten up your wobbly bits. But how does it work? All depends on metabolism. Why? The answer is simple. Because metabolism is the process by which your body makes use of the food you eat in order to provide the necessary quantity of energy to your body. During the metabolic process, calories from the carbohydrates, fats and proteins that comprise your diet are combined with oxygen to release the energy that your body needs to function. There are three ways to spend your energy daily: basic needs, food processing and physical activity. Not only an activity can burn calories, but also the moments when your body is passive, at rest. Even then there exist biochemical processes occurring that require energy to drive them. Calor
