Why exercise is ineffective for weight loss
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Burning calories
Exercise doesn't burn as many calories as most people think.
A 5-mile run, which is a considerable amount of exercise, burns about 500 calories.
But that's only 400 more calories than if you just sat on your backside doing nothing.
Exercise doesn't burn as many calories as most people think.
A 5-mile run, which is a considerable amount of exercise, burns about 500 calories.
But that's only 400 more calories than if you just sat on your backside doing nothing.
You'd need to run ~35 miles to lose one pound of body fat, assuming you ate no more than if you hadn't run 35 miles.
Surely there must be a better way.
Surely there must be a better way.
Your body wants to burn a set number of calories a day.
So, if you burn more calories in exercise, your body will compensate either by encouraging you to do less physical activity, or lowering your metabolic rate.
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So, if you burn more calories in exercise, your body will compensate either by encouraging you to do less physical activity, or lowering your metabolic rate.
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So, even if you burn more calories in exercise, you may not actually burn more calories overall.
It's trivially easy to ingest more calories than you burn.
One of these has 430 calories.
Consume one and you've all but negated your 5-mile run.
One of these has 430 calories.
Consume one and you've all but negated your 5-mile run.
Exercise makes you hungry.
In the 19th century, doctors used to say that if you want to lose weight, stop exercising, and to gain weight, start exercising.
The opposite of what they say now.
In the 19th century, doctors used to say that if you want to lose weight, stop exercising, and to gain weight, start exercising.
The opposite of what they say now.
The real importance of exercise for fat loss is the building and maintenance of muscle, which can be readily lost if exercise and diet aren't done right.
Higher protein is important.
But most important is resistance training.
Higher protein is important.
But most important is resistance training.
If you want to keep a container from overflowing, it's better to stop putting water into it, than to increase the rate it drains.
Diet is the biggest lever for fat loss, not exercise.
You can't outrun a bad diet.
Diet is the biggest lever for fat loss, not exercise.
You can't outrun a bad diet.
You can find out more about this and other myths of health and fitness in my free book, 5 Lies That Keep You Fat and Sick. guide.pdmangancoaching.com
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