If your fitness goals include fat loss or a boost to your metabolism, have you considered EPOC? Excess Post-Exercise Oxygen Consumption (EPOC) or the “afterburn effect” could be the key to your success, but you’ll need a quick crash course on your energy systems first.
If EPOC looks like a jumble of letters to you — let us explain. The afterburn effect simply refers to an elevated metabolic rate after exercise — think of it as a metabolic boost — meaning you’ll burn more calories for a time after you’ve stopped working out. This metabolic surge could help exercisers who want to lose weight, burn fat and benefit from a faster resting metabolism.
