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Low intensity vs high intensity exercise and effect on fat loss

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Why does regular low-intensity exercise stimulate greater body fat loss than high-intensity exercise of equal total caloric expenditure?

(I assume one reason is that you can exercise for a longer duration at a lower intensity).

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The solution discusses why regular low-intensity exercise stimulates greater body fat loss.

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True that exercising at low intensity burn fat, for example if you burnt 200 calories at low intensity, 80% of these calories i.e 160 calories come from ...

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