Between the stairsteppers, stationary cycles, cross-country ski simulators and the dozens of other pieces of cardio equipment jamming today’s typical gym, trying to figure out which of these machines is best for burning fat can be a real guessing game.
Fortunately, there are exercise scientists like Dr. Niall Moyna who actually test this sort of thing.
Recently Dr. Moyna and colleagues from the Center for Sport Science and Health in Dublin, Ireland, pit the popular cardio machines against one another in a battle for fat-burning supremacy.
And as it is with so many things, it seems basics are best for burning fat, as well.
Of all the latest, greatest newfangled cardio contraptions, the time-honored treadmill came out on top.
Subjects performed three exercise tests at selected intensities corresponding to ratings of perceived exertion (RPE): fairly light, somewhat hard and hard.
Energy expenditure (calories burned) at each RPE was highest on the treadmill for all subjects. Energy expenditure at all RPEs was lowest on the stationary bike.
“Our results indicated that there are large differences in energy expenditure between exercise machines,” the researchers write.
“Subjects can expend more calories at the same RPE during treadmill exercise, for example, than during exercise with other devices.”
And remember, more calories burned equals more fat lost.
courtesy http://www.hlifestyles.com
Fortunately, there are exercise scientists like Dr. Niall Moyna who actually test this sort of thing.
Recently Dr. Moyna and colleagues from the Center for Sport Science and Health in Dublin, Ireland, pit the popular cardio machines against one another in a battle for fat-burning supremacy.
And as it is with so many things, it seems basics are best for burning fat, as well.
Of all the latest, greatest newfangled cardio contraptions, the time-honored treadmill came out on top.
Subjects performed three exercise tests at selected intensities corresponding to ratings of perceived exertion (RPE): fairly light, somewhat hard and hard.
Energy expenditure (calories burned) at each RPE was highest on the treadmill for all subjects. Energy expenditure at all RPEs was lowest on the stationary bike.
“Our results indicated that there are large differences in energy expenditure between exercise machines,” the researchers write.
“Subjects can expend more calories at the same RPE during treadmill exercise, for example, than during exercise with other devices.”
And remember, more calories burned equals more fat lost.
courtesy http://www.hlifestyles.com
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