AboutJohn Hendrix Expertise I can answer questions regarding treatment of Substance-related disorders using Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy and Motivational Enhancement Therapy.
Experience I am an Internationally Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor (ICADC) and have a Bachelors degree in Psychology.
Expert: John Hendrix Date: 4/25/2008 Subject: burning off alcohol
Question Can the body burn off alcohol with exercise? Some say no and some say yes.Those who say no claim that it cannot be burnt off and is bound to be stored in the lever, which will take its own time to metabolize it(with time) no matter how hard one exercises. If yes, can I take 3-4 drinks daily and hope burn it off with a half an hour walk? Since I'm into body building, but also also an alcoholic addict, this is an important question for me.
Answer It is my understanding that the liver metabolizes alcohol at the rate of approximately one ounce per hour reagardless of activity level. That would mean that drinking more than one beer or one glass of wine or one standard mixed drink per hour would allow the alcohol to accumulate in higher quantities in the body. I believe it still would take as many hours to clear the system as there have been ounces of alcohol introduced.
I am not a physician, so I could be mistaken, but to the best of my knowledge this is accurate.
