Turn Up the Burn
Apr 03, 2022
3 minutes
By Amy Marturana Winder
Photography by Cathrine Wessel
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Of all the fitness acronyms out there – HIIT, AMRAP, EMOM, DOMS, the list goes on – EPOC is arguably the coolest, and the most misunderstood. EPOC, or excess post-exercise oxygen consumption, is informally known as ‘the afterburn effect’ and refers to the physiological phenomenon in which the body continues to burn extra energy even after your workout has ended. Very cool, no?
To be honest, it almost sounds too
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