Tag: Oxidative system

Your body burns approximately 60-75% of its total daily calories while you are completely at rest, powering essential functions like breathing, circulation, and cell repair. To accomplish this, the human body uses a highly efficient and sustainable fuel source that doesn't rely on immediate energy stores.

Producing up to 36 ATP molecules from a single glucose molecule, the oxidative system is the body's most efficient cellular energy generator. This aerobic process relies on several primary fuel sources to sustain prolonged, low-to-moderate intensity activities.