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I'm never going to say exercise is a bad thing, but a set of curls doesn't honestly burn that many calories. Running a mile is ~100 Calories, so moving a 20 pou
by Raidion 5y ago
I'm never going to say exercise is a bad thing, but a set of curls doesn't honestly burn that many calories. Running a mile is ~100 Calories, so moving a 20 pound weight up and down a few times is not a magic bullet.
- flembat 5y agoI read that lifting weights for only 3 seconds a day has a positive effect. So it's not all about energy expended..
- tomhoward 5y ago> a set of curls doesn't honestly burn that many calories No, I didn't say it did. But multiple sets of curls/presses at regular intervals throughout the day, along with limiting sugar/carb intake, is certainly beneficial. Indeed, studies going back years have found resistance training to be effective at managing/preventing Type 2 diabetes: https://diabetesjournals.org/care/article/29/8/1933/28728/Resistance-Training-and-Type-2 https://diabetesjournals.org/care/article/29/8/1933/28728/Re...