CARDIO, STEPS & DAILY MOVEMENT STRATEGY FOR LOSING FAT & KEEPING IT OFF | FAT LOSS SERIES PART 3 | EP. 224

Most dieters think more cardio equals more fat loss.And most of them have spent years stacking HIIT classes, bootcamps and spin sessions on top of their training, assuming the intensity of those workouts is what drives the result. But the data tells a different story. The variable doing the most work for your daily energy expenditure isn’t your formal cardio sessions. It’s your non-exercise activity thermogenesis, or NEAT — the daily movement you do outside of structured training.In parts one and two of this Fat Loss Series, I broke down the nutrition strategy that creates the deficit and the training strategy that preserves your muscle. In this episode, we shift into the third lever of the fat loss process, your energy output. We cover where cardio actually fits into a fat loss phase, why HIIT isn’t the superior fat loss tool most people think it is, why NEAT and daily movement are the most powerful and most sustainable energy expenditure levers you have, and why your step count is one of the most important numbers you should be paying attention to if you want to lose fat and keep it off.Because the dieters who actually succeed long-term aren’t the ones doing the most cardio. They’re the ones who built daily movement into their lifestyles and used cardio strategically rather than as their primary tool.HERE’S WHAT WE COVER:WHY ENERGY BALANCE HAS TWO SIDES AND WHY MOST DIETERS ONLY FOCUS ON ONETHE HIGH ENERGY FLUX MODEL AND WHY MOVING MORE LETS YOU EAT MORE DURING A CUTWHAT METABOLIC ADAPTATION ACTUALLY IS AND WHERE THE 500 CALORIE DROP COMES FROMWHY 85-90% OF METABOLIC ADAPTATION DURING A DIET COMES FROM REDUCTIONS IN NEATTHE 2,000 CALORIE NEAT VARIABILITY BETWEEN PEOPLE OF THE SAME BODY WEIGHTWHY BMR ONLY VARIES BY 5-9% BETWEEN INDIVIDUALS BUT NEAT VARIES BY 2,000 CALORIESTHE ROLE OF CARDIO IN A FAT LOSS PHASE AND WHY MOST DIETERS GET IT WRONGWHY YOUR TRAINING COMES FIRST, STEPS AND NEAT COME SECOND, AND CARDIO COMES THIRDTHE RESEARCH ON HIIT VS STEADY STATE CARDIO FOR FAT LOSS OUTCOMESWHY HIIT BURNS FEWER TOTAL CALORIES THAN STEADY STATE DESPITE FEELING HARDERWHY STEADY STATE AND LISS ARE THE SMARTER MODALITIES FOR MOST DIETERSTHE FOUR COMPONENTS OF METABOLISM AND WHY NEAT IS THE LARGEST LEVER YOU CAN CONTROLWHY STEP TRACKING IS NON-NEGOTIABLE DURING A FAT LOSS PHASETHE RESEARCH ON STEP COUNT THRESHOLDS FOR EXERCISE TO ACTUALLY BE METABOLICALLY BENEFICIALTHE STEP COUNT DATA ON SUCCESSFUL WEIGHT LOSS MAINTAINERSHABIT STACKING TACTICS FOR BUILDING MOVEMENT INTO YOUR EXISTING ROUTINEWHY POST-MEAL WALKS REDUCE POST-MEAL BLOOD GLUCOSE BY OVER 50%WHERE TO CONNECT WITH ME:Follow Brandon on IG: https://www.instagram.com/brandondacruz_/For Info on Brandon’s Coaching Services: https://form.jotform.com/bdacruzfitness/coachinginquiryEmail: [email protected] Reading Recommendations:THE MUSCLE & STRENGTH PYRAMIDShttps://getdpd.com/cart/hoplink/25469?referrer=1l54og96lf1ccw