Cycling helps reduce fat in which part of the body the fastest?

Cycling is an effective way to burn calories and reduce fat. The buttocks and thighs are the muscle groups that are most active during cycling.

However, one of the most common misconceptions about fat burning is that you can burn fat locally. For example, if you want to burn belly fat, do abdominal exercises, or burn thigh fat, cycle or squat. This is not true because the body does not burn fat locally, according to the health website Verywellfit (USA).

Cycling is an effective exercise to help reduce body fat.

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This is because the body mobilizes fat from the entire adipose tissue system, not just the area where the muscles are active. When cycling, energy is mainly taken from muscle glycogen and body fat, including the abdomen, arms and chest. Therefore, fat loss is a reduction of the whole body, not in a specific location.

Thanks to its whole-body metabolic effects, cycling, especially at moderate to high intensity, helps reduce visceral and abdominal fat most quickly. This is because when cycling, the leg muscles consume a lot of energy, stimulating the burning of glucose and fatty acids from fat reserves.

Low intensity cycling mainly mobilizes energy from whole body fat

Visceral fat is more sensitive to the hormones adrenaline and noradrenaline than subcutaneous fat. These are hormones that help the body burn fat faster, especially visceral fat. Therefore, visceral fat will decrease faster than subcutaneous fat.

Moderate to high intensity exercise also increases basal metabolic rate even after exercise. This effect helps burn fat all over the body. In addition, maintaining a heart rate at 60-80% of maximum heart rate helps increase fat oxidation efficiency.

Although not the fastest fat-burning areas when cycling, the hips, glutes, and thighs are the most heavily activated muscle groups during exercise. The repetitive movement of the quadriceps, hamstrings, and glutes increases local blood flow and insulin sensitivity.

Also, not all types of cycling are created equal for fat loss. Low-intensity cycling primarily draws energy from body fat, while high-intensity interval training (HIIT) stimulates visceral fat burning more quickly, according to Verywellfit.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/dap-xe-giup-giam-mo-o-bo-phan-nao-nhanh-nhat-185251030152715496.htm