Is it true that aerobic exercise burns fat faster than other types of exercise?
Aerobic exercise is the only way for your body to burn fat directly. Anaerobic exercise uses only carbohydrates, while aerobic exercise uses carbohydrates and fats. At a point after approximately 20 minutes of aerobic exercise, your body shifts from using mainly carbohydrates as fuel to using more fats. You need to keep in mind, however, that when you eat, you replenish both carbohydrates and fats. As soon as you reach a point of having consumed an excess of calories, your body begins to store those calories as fat. If you eat after an activity that utilizes more fats than carbohydrates, you fill up your carbohydrate stores faster, thereby creating a situation where the excess calories are converted to fat anyway. Thus, you haven’t altered your body’s overall caloric balance. You lose weight when you expend more calories than you consume, not because you burn fat when you work out.
