calories burn even after exercise?

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trina433
trina433 Posts: 96
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so i heard that even after you finish exercising that your body continues to burn calories. does anyone know if this is true??

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  • rockerbabyy
    rockerbabyy Posts: 2,258 Member
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    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
    londa589 Posts: 3 Member
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    Yes Trina,the body continues to burn.
  • fteale
    fteale Posts: 5,310 Member
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    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
    reeniesing Posts: 49 Member
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    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.

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