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[quote=Anonymous]Distance running (for long term commitment- like years) stabilizes your metabolism for long term.  That being said, it takes a long time for body to reach its ideal balance of food to energy conversion.

This is why most competitive runners (not even elite, just committed) are so thin as their bodies are burning fat almost 100% of the time- even when not running for a few days.

But for your situation running is great for exercise and heart; for weight loss you would actually be better off running shorter distances as fast as you can.  The idea is to push yourself to consume all easy energy (carbs/sugars) and have your body hit some of your oxygen stores to keep running.

Then your body, after your run will burn fat ot convert any energy sources to replenish your oxygen stores first.

That is basically what happens to distance runners- but their bodies do it all the time for years after getting to those long distances of 10-20m runs.

Doing high impact is a way to get there faster for most people.[/quote]

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