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Dreamliner · 08-17-2012, 08:47 PM

In my view the two are a wash. Yes, HIIT burns more calories *per minute.* Problem is you can't do as much of it as steady-state. Yes, HIIT yields a greater EPOC or afterburn effect. But it really doesn't amount to much.

Little known: walking burns nearly as many calories as running.

08-17-2012, 08:47 PM	#3
Dreamliner Gator Country's Ring of Honor Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 62,227	In my view the two are a wash. Yes, HIIT burns more calories per minute. Problem is you can't do as much of it as steady-state. Yes, HIIT yields a greater EPOC or afterburn effect. But it really doesn't amount to much. Little known: walking burns nearly as many calories as running.