Yes, that’s right. Low-intensity workouts, too, can help you lose fat. Go for a walk or hike, depending on your fitness level and health. “Now these things are very similar to running or swimming or cycling, but the rate at which energy is used is much lower. So as a result of that, your body can focus on the fat stores and pull energy out of the fat stores and use them for the activity,” he said.
People often tend to overwhelm themselves with cardio to lose weight. This weight loss, however, does not equate with fat loss. “So if your goal is to just lose weight, you don’t care about where this weight loss comes from, and you just want to think about the short term, then go ahead and do plenty of cardio. But mind you, I do not recommend this because in the long term, your goal needs to be not just somehow lose weight but to lose fat and sustain the activity, improve your body composition, and think about long-term weight management. If that is your goal, then you need to focus on all four things and try to use them sustainably in a smart manner,” the coach said.
