Endurance training compared to resistance training tends to do what to fat mass?

• A. Increase fat mass
• B. No change
• C. Decrease fat mass
• D. Significantly increase muscle hypertrophy

Answer: (C)

Endurance training promotes a higher overall energy expenditure and shifts fuel use toward fats during longer workouts. As you perform sustained aerobic activity, the body relies more on stored triglycerides for energy, which mobilizes fat from adipose tissue. Over time, this greater fat oxidation plus any resulting negative energy balance reduces fat stores, leading to a decrease in fat mass. Resistance training, while great for building muscle, doesn’t typically cause the same degree of fat-mass reduction unless paired with caloric deficit or high-volume, energy-demanding sessions. So, endurance training tends to decrease fat mass.