calorie burning
Energy through movement
Calorie burning refers to the body's expenditure of energy, measured in calories.
The phrase appears most often in fitness and diet contexts: This workout maximizes calorie burning, Walking is effective for calorie burning.
The term treats calories as fuel consumed through physical activity or metabolic processes.
- basal metabolic rateMinimum energy for survival
- runningSwift foot travel
- interval trainingAlternating hard and easy periods
- thermogenesisMetabolic production of warmth
- jumping ropeSwung cord for leaping
metabolism · cycling · afterburn · calorimeter · anaerobic respiration · high intensity · cardiovascular health · swimming · fitness · active lifestyle · lipolysis · heart rate monitor · muscle contraction · pedometer · step count · daily steps · caloric deficit · dancing
- thermogenesisthermogenesis, body heat, brown fat, metabolism, metabolic rate
- metabolismcatabolism, anabolism, metabolism, glycolysis, metabolic rate
- spin classspin bike, spin class, indoor cycling, stationary bike, exercise bike
calorie burningweight gain
Body mass accumulation
energy storage · calorie intake · gaining weight · lipogenesis · fattening
calorie burningslow metabolism
Inefficient energy conversion rate
inactivity · dormancy · starvation mode · hibernation · physical inactivity
calorie burninginactivity
Lack of movement
physical inactivity · rest · sedentariness · sitting · lying down