calories burn even after exercise?

trina433

so i heard that even after you finish exercising that your body continues to burn calories. does anyone know if this is true??

rockerbabyy

your body is burning calories 24 hours a day. so yes.
when you exercise you burn more than you burn in day to day activities, and theres a small amount of calories from exercise that are burned after you finish. for cardio its 5-20 minutes (i think), and with weight lifting its longer but i dont know how much

londa589

Yes Trina,the body continues to burn.

fteale

I kept my HRM on after circuits tonight to test this theory. Not true for me, as soon as I sat down my HR dropped to 46-50 (fairly normal for me), so clearly having done circuit training half an hour earlier didn't have an effect on my metabolism.

reeniesing

Sort of true. Any activity will make your burn a few calories. To get the most out of an aerobic exercise, do light weights after and your body will continue to burn.