Is steady state energy expenditure work best for fat loss?
Not necessarily. The best type of energy expenditure work for fat loss is the one that you can stick with. When examining the metabolic effects of energy expenditure work, training at a low intensity results in a higher percentage of fatty acids used as fuel during the exercise session. High intensity work, on the other hand, uses a higher percentage of stored glycogen as fuel and the overall energy demands are increased during the exercise session. One of the more important distinctions between low and high intensity work is what occurs following the exercise session. High intensity energy expenditure work results in elevated levels of oxygen consumption, as well as improved insulin sensitivity for several hours after you have stopped exercising. The response to either type of energy work is quite individual: we have had clients who were able to get down to their goal body fat percentage with low intensity work, and we have also had clients who needed to perform sessions of higher int
