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I'd bet there is some exercise intensity threshold step function at work. The article says exercise is, "only around 10 to 30 percent [of total energy expendit

I'd bet there is some exercise intensity threshold step function at work. The article says exercise is, "only around 10 to 30 percent [of total energy expenditure] depending on the person (and excluding professional athletes that workout as a job)," implying that when you are doing lots and lots of hardcore exercise almost every day, it will use up a greater percentage of calories.

Scramblejams 11y ago
Yeah, I've wondered the same. I recall another study -- no idea where I'd find it now -- which did body scans of runners. They found that runners which averaged 11mi/wk had substantial interior fat deposits. Runners that averaged 17mi/wk had very little. Actually, did a bit of Googling, looks like it might have been a study by Dr. Uwe Schütz published in 2009, found a mention of it here: http://www.runnersworld.co.uk/weight-loss/running-the-life-saving-workout/8408-2.html http://www.runnersworld.co.uk/weight-loss/running-the-life-s...
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