Workout Afterburn: Is It Real? What to Know About Excess Post-Exercise Oxygen Consumption

These workouts maximize your afterburn effect.

Amanda Capritto
Smarter Sweat
Published in
8 min readMar 8, 2021

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Find out if the “afterburn effect” is a real thing. Photo by Megan Kittrell

You just pulled into your driveway after a long road trip — 12 gnarly hours of driving, in fact. You shut off the ignition, trudge inside, and relax a moment before heading back out to unpack. A few minutes later, you walk back to your…

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Amanda Capritto
Smarter Sweat

Founder of Smarter Sweat, where we believe that sweating outdoors is the smarter way to sweat. Fitness expert, writer, outdoor recreationalist.