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If you haven\u2019t heard of Excess Post-Exercise Oxygen Consumption (EPOC)<\/strong> or you have but you\u2019re not really sure why it\u2019s important this is for you!<\/p>\n What happens to a grill once you turn it on and the fire is going? It gets hot, right<\/u>? What happens when you shut it off? Is it cold? No<\/u>, it takes time to cool down and the longer it was on or the higher the flame, the longer it takes to cool down. This is what happens to your body after intense exercise; and is called EPOC<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Research has found that aerobic cycling, circuit weight training, and heavy resistance exercise produced the biggest EPOC results. Heavy resistance exercises did not show as large of EPOC results.<\/p>\n When you are done exercising, especially after an intense workout, your body is working on returning its oxygen to its \u201cnormal state\u201d. This is why you will continue<\/strong> to burn more calories and fat even though you\u2019re no longer exercising<\/em>.<\/p>\n The following points are what is going on in your body right after an intense** workout.<\/p>\n You can hopefully see why it\u2019s important to exercise and put forth some effort. \u00a0Before starting any program make sure<\/u> you get a doctor\u2019s clearance. Once you have this, start off slowly<\/strong> and build up to intense workouts.<\/p>\n Also, keep in mind, rest and proper nutrition are crucial<\/strong> to obtain your fitness goals<\/em>. I suggest you take at least one day off a week of intense exercise, incorporate<\/u> stretching, foam rolling and\/or yoga on a daily basis. \u00a0Work on eating a diet that fuels<\/em> you with foods that make you feel good, strong, mindful, 85-90% of the time and then have fun<\/strong> the rest of the time!<\/p>\n **For this purpose, intense is defined as either lifting weights that are 80-90% of one\u2019s 1RM or as reaching cardio 80-95% of your max heart rate. \u00a0On a scale of 1-10 you want to be pushing yourself at an 8 or 9.<\/p>\n About the Author<\/strong><\/p>\n Scott Keppel is the owner of\u00a0Scott\u2019s Training Systems<\/a>, a world-class coaching facility in Chandler, Arizona. He is a nationally certified trainer through NASM and ISSA. His mission is to empower women of all ages and fitness levels. For more information head to\u00a0scottstrainingsystems.com<\/a>\u00a0or check him out on Instagram at @stsnation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"If you haven\u2019t heard of Excess Post-Exercise Oxygen Consumption (EPOC) or you have but you\u2019re not really sure…\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":7135,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[71,63],"tags":[335,760,79,93,759,716,76],"class_list":{"0":"post-7134","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-running","8":"category-workout","9":"tag-best-trainer","10":"tag-epoc","11":"tag-fitness","12":"tag-recovery","13":"tag-resistance-training","14":"tag-scotts-training-systems","15":"tag-workout-2","16":"cs-entry","17":"cs-video-wrap"},"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/24161309\/JP_4349web-53x80.jpg\")
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