You’ve heard the old saying: Slow and steady wins the
race. Well, it may also burn more calories, at least in the long run.Researchers as
Maastricht University in the Netherlands concluded that people who engage in moderate
physical activity, such as walking and biking, had the highest overall physical
activity levels. Their study of 30 men and women over a two-week period also revealed
that those who exercised vigorously for short periods of time compensated for that
activity by spending a greater part of their day being sedentary. Sure, vigorous
exercise burns more calories, but the moderate exercisers tended to be more active
overall
Source: Nature 2001; 410, 539.
