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> your body burns roughly the same amount of calories regardless of exercise Can you explain how this makes sense? Different physical activities (running vs.
by g4zj 5y ago
> your body burns roughly the same amount of calories regardless of exercise
Can you explain how this makes sense?
Different physical activities (running vs. sitting, for example) require different amounts of energy to perform. Calories are a unit of measurement for this energy. It sounds like you (via referencing the article) are claiming that a human will expend the same amount of energy in a given period of time regardless of their physical activity.
- mantas 5y agoEven different workouts have very different calorie outcome. E.g. running at steady pace burns more than bicycle riding at steady pace at similar heart rate.
- marcus_holmes 5y agosorry, I was afk. Yes, that's exactly what the article is saying. If you burn calories doing exercise, the body will spend less on stress response. But if you burn less (or none) on exercise, then it will spend more on other things, eventually coming to roughly the same calorie expenditure (as they measured). Which is why exercise helps with depression - your brain has less calories available to spend on stress responses and generally messing with your mood. You really should read the article.