Is movement movement or do you need to get your heartrate up to burn calories?

Tatarataa

What is your experience and opinion on this: is movement movement (or does any activity count, trying to be more active during the day by eg walking in place at home or doing more mall shopping instead of watching TV) or do you neet to get your heartrate up (higher intensity workouts in general, HIT, not counting in brisk walks etc.) in order to up the calories you can eat per day and still lose? Do you think the body adapts after a while? If so can you still burn a good amount by just varying your low level activity or do you have to incorporate streneous training like HIT at some point?

jemhh

All movement burns calories. Calories are just a measurement of energy expenditure. It takes energy to run and move your body. Chewing burns calories. Scratching your head burns calories. Walking burns calories. Running for the same amount of time as you walked will take more calories because you are pushing your body to move at a greater intensity.

You don't have to do hiit. It's another tool in the toolbox but you can certainly lose weight without it.

rybo

All movement helps. Some just helps more than others.