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The Dr. Shannon Show

#86: Why tracking calories burned is sabotaging your results.

Nov 3, 2022
22:12

Using exercise to increase your caloric burn is actually not as effective as we've been taught to believe. I explain why this is and how to use exercise in a way that will be more impactful and sustainable. 

0:00: Introduction 
2:35 Using exercise to build muscle vs. to “get lean”
5:42: Why burning calories is not a very important metric 
11:11: Exercise selection when working out to burn more calories
12:59: “Hard exercises”/compound movements 
16:30: Listening to your body 
19:17: What to focus on instead

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