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Exercise helps with getting in shape, but does next to nothing for losing weight.

by Kaiyou 7y ago

maxk42 7y ago
What exercise does is give you margin. If you're naturally inclined to eat more than your basal metabolic rate by 500 calories per day then it's trivial to maintain your weight if you're getting two hours of walking in per day. That's not even exercise -- that's just movement. But our lives have become so sedentary that this is a huge task for some people. So many people sit in a chair or stand stationary all day long for their jobs.
- Kaiyou 7y ago
  It's not surprising, though, what with being told to not run in the hallways and sit down in your chair all throughout school.
privateSFacct 7y ago
Interestingly I find this personally to be almost completely untrue. In particular. When I am exercising I'm generally less likely to be bored and sitting around snacking and eating. Running, paddling, hiking, biking especially with friends take up a lot of time. Recently I haven't been excercising and so am sitting around (and yes, eating a lot more). After exercising my appetite is different. I'm hungry in a different way (I tend to eat a bit healthier etc). So after a lot of exercise I don't want the bag of Doritos or highly processed junk food. Being in shape helps tremendously with things like mobility. Even basic core strength. I've seen folks get VERY sedentary and then start eating a lot more because of mobility issues. I'm convinced in part this is because when you have mobility issues you don't have as many other things to do with your time. I have worked outside in less developed countries for a few months at a time (ie, no desk work). I ate a relatively poor diet (lots of carbs etc) but boy was I in GREAT shape. The truth is, if you spend the day outside working with your body you WILL be fit. Again, you often don't snack as much as well, it's three meals and then if you are working there isn't usually much food that's easy to snack on.
- Kaiyou 7y ago
  What I'm saying is that you cannot burn off the calories you get from eating five cakes by exercising. Also, if you're obese lots of exercise types aren't recommended, since it puts too much stress on your body, since it is so heavy. If you want to lose weight, eating less is the way to accomplish it. Personally, I hate exercise, since it's so boring. To be engaged I need things to think about, but exercising gets in the way of deep thought, so I really dislike doing it. I'm more comfortable walking, but then it's difficult to write down my thoughts...

Exercise helps with getting in shape, but does next to nothing for losing weight.

by Kaiyou 7y ago

Exercise helps with getting in shape, but does next to nothing for losing weight.

What exercise does is give you margin. If you're naturally inclined to eat more than your basal metabolic rate by 500 calories per day then it's trivial to maintain your weight if you're getting two hours of walking in per day. That's not even exercise -- that's just movement. But our lives have become so sedentary that this is a huge task for some people. So many people sit in a chair or stand stationary all day long for their jobs.

Kaiyou 7y ago
It's not surprising, though, what with being told to not run in the hallways and sit down in your chair all throughout school.

privateSFacct 7y ago

Interestingly I find this personally to be almost completely untrue. In particular. When I am exercising I'm generally less likely to be bored and sitting around snacking and eating. Running, paddling, hiking, biking especially with friends take up a lot of time. Recently I haven't been excercising and so am sitting around (and yes, eating a lot more). After exercising my appetite is different. I'm hungry in a different way (I tend to eat a bit healthier etc). So after a lot of exercise I don't want the bag of Doritos or highly processed junk food. Being in shape helps tremendously with things like mobility. Even basic core strength. I've seen folks get VERY sedentary and then start eating a lot more because of mobility issues. I'm convinced in part this is because when you have mobility issues you don't have as many other things to do with your time. I have worked outside in less developed countries for a few months at a time (ie, no desk work). I ate a relatively poor diet (lots of carbs etc) but boy was I in GREAT shape. The truth is, if you spend the day outside working with your body you WILL be fit. Again, you often don't snack as much as well, it's three meals and then if you are working there isn't usually much food that's easy to snack on.

Kaiyou 7y ago
What I'm saying is that you cannot burn off the calories you get from eating five cakes by exercising. Also, if you're obese lots of exercise types aren't recommended, since it puts too much stress on your body, since it is so heavy. If you want to lose weight, eating less is the way to accomplish it. Personally, I hate exercise, since it's so boring. To be engaged I need things to think about, but exercising gets in the way of deep thought, so I really dislike doing it. I'm more comfortable walking, but then it's difficult to write down my thoughts...