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During intermittent work, what is the relationship between metabolism and Excess post-exercise oxygen consumption ?
A.) Excess post-exercise oxygen consumption is increased, resulting in more calories being burned after exercise.
B.) Excess post-exercise oxygen consumption is decreased, causing the body to build up more calories than required.
Answers
EPOC, also termed as Excess Post Exercise Oxygen Consumption is the excessive amount of oxygen consumed for burning calories. EPOC, however is influenced by the intensity, not the duration of exercise.
But, according to the question, during intermittent work, the relationship between metabolism and Excess post-exercise oxygen consumption is :
[A] Excess post-exercise oxygen consumption is increased, resulting in more calories being burned after exercise.
The body expends approximately 5 calories of energy (a calorie is the amount of energy required to heat 1 liter of water 1 degree centigrade) to consume 1 liter of oxygen. Therefore, increasing the amount of oxygen consumed both during and after a workout, can increase the amount of net calories burned.