The body’s natural ability to burn calories after successfully completing a workout is generally referred to as Excess post-exercise oxygen consumption (EPOC) or simply within the fitness industry as the popular afterburn effect. In basic terms, what EPOC means is that the metabolism rate of the human body will remain in an elevated state post the exercise workout allowing a continuation of the calorie burning process to effect a greater level of weight loss.
What is the afterburn effect?
Scientific research as with most observations in today’s society has for some time provided fitness enthusiasts with a series of conflicting results and sometimes unfounded recommendations as to the afterburn effect and its relevance to weight loss.