When someone says you can lose weight even during your asleep, they are not bluffing! But do consider it a hoax if they are selling you fat-cutter pills and potions! Experts unanimously agree that sound sleep, for not less than 7 hours, is absolutely must for losing weight, but there is another way to incinerate calories while you are sleeping – and it’s called the “afterburn effect” or EPOC (excess post-exercise oxygen consumption) where your body continues to burn calories long after you have finished the exercise routine, where it does not matter whether you are resting, watching television, or just fast asleep – it solely depends on what kind of exercise you have performed. So, read on to find out how you can burn fat for up to three days with a single routine of workout.
What is EPOC"
EPOC (excess post-exercise oxygen consumption), also called the “afterburn effect” is a state where your body continues to burn calories long after you have finished exercising, to replenish oxygen in the body, to remove lactic acid buildup, repair muscles, and to refill ATP (adenosine triphosphate – that is required to provide energy to the body). When we do an intense activity or exercise, the muscles in the body run out of oxygen and normal breathing is unable to meet the oxygen demand from muscles. This creates an “oxygen debt” which the body settles over the next few hours, and expends energy (in the form of calories...