I am not a professional anything, but I can tell you that I lost more fat doing interval training then I did doing the slow and longer workouts. Plus my resting heart rate has improved greatly since then also.
Each person's body will work differently, but I would do what feels good to you and what helps you get better. Not everything works for every person.
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2007 Jamis Ventura Comp
2006 Jamis Explorer 2.0
2000 Specialized Hardrock (bought used)
Swim, Bike, Run and sounds like fun