What kind of exercise burns fat best?
You need a combination of aerobic exercise (which means the same as cardiovascular exercise) such as jogging, walking, swimming, cycling, which uses plenty of oxygen and raises your heart rate and burns fat (and carbohydrates) as energy, and anaerobic exercise (such as weight training) which builds lean muscle. The new muscle fibres act as a furnace to burn stored body fat, because muscle is metabolically active even when you are at rest. Women needn’t worry about becoming too muscular, as they are not genetically programmed to gain muscle to the same extent as men. Back to top Body composition is more relevant than weight How much you weigh is less important than whether your weight is mainly fat or muscle. Because muscle is denser, muscle weighs more than fat. So one person can weigh more than another and be healthier, because he has more muscle and less fat than the lighter person. You need to find out your body fat percentage. Standing on the scales won’t tell you this. A personal
