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Deliberate exercise is one thing, but maybe people today are more sedentary when they aren't exercising. It's my impression that physical activity required at m
by throwawayboise 5y ago
Deliberate exercise is one thing, but maybe people today are more sedentary when they aren't exercising. It's my impression that physical activity required at many jobs is lower today than it was then.
Following through to the actual study, it appears to have considered "leisure time physical activity" but maybe not workplace physical activity.
- tfigment 5y agoPontzer's book Burn seems to indicate exercise is good for health but not weight loss. Energy usage in the body is complicated but diet seems to be more important than exercise if I understand it correctly.
- thatguy0900 5y agoExercise also frankly just doesn't burn many calories. It only really takes two candy bars to undo two hours at the gym, calorie wise.