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	Cociente de Intercambio Respiratorio	EPOC
Campo	Ciencias del deporte	Ciencias del deporte
Familia	Hypothesis test	Hypothesis test
Año de origen	1949	1986
Autor original	J. B. Weir	Brehm & Gutin
Tipo	expired gas analysis	post-exercise metabolic measurement
Fuente seminal	Weir, J. B. (1949). New methods for calculating metabolic rate with special reference to protein metabolism. Journal of Physiology, 109(1-2), 1-9.	Brehm, B. A., & Gutin, B. (1986). Recovery energy expenditure for steady state exercise in runners and non-runners. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 18(4), 441-446.
Alias	RER, respiratory quotient, RQ, substrate oxidation ratio	afterburn effect, recovery oxygen uptake, post-exercise metabolic elevation, APMR
Relacionados	5	5
Resumen	The respiratory exchange ratio (RER), also called the respiratory quotient (RQ), is the ratio of carbon dioxide produced to oxygen consumed during metabolism. Introduced by J. B. Weir (1949), RER is a non-invasive indirect measure of substrate utilization—indicating whether the body is primarily oxidizing carbohydrate, fat, or protein. RER values range from approximately 0.7 (pure fat oxidation) to 1.0 (pure carbohydrate oxidation) and higher under anaerobic conditions. By measuring exhaled and inhaled gases during exercise, RER reveals which fuel source predominates at different intensities, providing insights into metabolic flexibility and exercise physiology.	Excess post-exercise oxygen consumption (EPOC), commonly called the 'afterburn effect', is the elevated rate of oxygen uptake and metabolic activity that persists after exercise ends. First systematically studied by Brehm and Gutin (1986), EPOC reflects the energy cost of restoring homeostasis after physical exertion. During recovery, the body must replenish phosphate stores, clear lactate, restore oxygen debt to muscles, increase body temperature, and return cardiovascular and respiratory function to baseline. This lingering metabolic elevation results in continued calorie burning long after exercise stops, a phenomenon of significant interest in sports science and fitness.