walking

There are many types of exercise that we can partake in today, from high intensity interval training to olympic weightlifting. Each type of training brings a plethora of different benefits. An exercise that we hardly hear about today is walking. Walking may be the most underrated exercise in the world! Walking is known as a low intensity, steady state exercise, otherwise known as LISS. LISS exercises utilize free fatty acids in the body, rather than glycogen. Glycogen is found in the muscles and is used as fuel for moderate-vigorous activities. Humans obtain their glycogen stores from carbohydrates. Free fatty acids, on the other hand, are stored fat. This is the fuel that LISS exercise use. Read more... about Walking: The most underrated exercise!