ANNALES KINESIOLOGIAE • 6 • 2015 • 2 1 AN OVERVIEW OF TRAINING METHODS THAT PROMOTE THE HIGHEST LIPID OXIDATION DURING AND AFTER A SINGLE EXERCISE SESSION Barbara PURKART 1 , Boštjan ŠIMUNIČ 2 , Mitja GERŽEVIČ 2 1 Physiotherapy Centre Barbara Purkart k.d., Ulica Gradnikove brigade 8, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia 2 University of Primorska, Science and Research Centre, Institute for Kinesiology Research, Garibaldijeva 1, 6000 Koper, Slovenia Corresponding author: Mitja GERŽEVIČ, Ph.D. University of Primorska, Science and Research Centre, Institute for Kinesiology Research, Garibaldijeva 1, 6000 Koper, Slovenia Tel.: +386 5 662 52 98, +386 5 663 77 31 E-mail: mitja.gerzevic@zrs.upr.si ABSTRACT Given that physical activity is the most effective way to increase lipid oxidation, its effects are infuenced by several factors. The goal of this review was to identify the most effective methods that facilitate the highest lipid oxidation during and after a single exer- cise session. For this purpose, the available scientifc literature was examined using Pu- bMed, Web of Science, Google Scholar and Cochrane Library databases up to June 2013 with the following keywords: excess post exercise oxygen consumption, exercise fatty acid, energy expenditure exercise and interval training. From the identifed 48,583 poten- tially relevant references, 172 of them met all the required criteria. It was found out that prolonged (> 30 min) moderate intensity (55 − 70 % VO 2 max) exercise such as walking, jogging or cycling is the most effective way to increase lipid oxidation during and after a single exercise session. Low-volume high-intensity interval exercise is supposed to be as effective as traditional exercise with continuous endurance, with the main effect on lipid oxidation after the session and similar long-term metabolic adaptations. However, more research is still needed to compare the effects of regular resistance exercise with traditio- nal endurance and high-intensity interval exercise. Finally, nutrition is also a signifcant factor since food rich in fat and low in carbohydrates promotes greater lipid oxidation. Keywords: endurance exercise, interval exercise, training, nutrition, fatty acid, tri- acylglycerol. review article UDC: 796.015:613.2 received: 2015-08-07