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“A calorie is a unit of energy, and energy is the capacity to do work – the more work we do, the more calories are ‘burned’,” elaborates British commando doc and ultrarunner Dr Josh Bakker-Dyos. “Simple? Not quite. Excess post-exercise oxygen consumption (EPOC) or ‘afterburn’ is the concept of elevated metabolism after working out. The body is working hard and using energy to restore itself back to its resting state and making the adjustments necessary for subsequent improved performance.”