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I'm going to repeat some things in the article for those who didn't read it: >For starters, exercise—at least the kind most of us do—is typically ineffective f

I'm going to repeat some things in the article for those who didn't read it: >For starters, exercise—at least the kind most of us do—is typically ineffective for weight loss >In studies where exercise has produced meaningful weight loss, participants burned at least 400 to 500 calories per session on five or more days a week The reason why I've always believed claims such as yours are bullshit is because I do the kind of exercise that produces meaningful weight loss when the scales tip too far in the wrong direction.

vinyl7 4y ago
Burning 400-500 calories per workout is an insane amount of calories. Just running on a treadmil for an hour only burns about 100 calories...maybe 150 if you're really pushing it.
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- thatcantberight 4y ago
  This is factually incorrect. https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/weight-loss/in-depth/exercise/art-20050999 https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/weight-loss/in-...
- hattmall 4y ago
  That's really slow going on a treadmill then. A mile is about 120 calories depending on your weight. A decent jogging pace should be at least 3-4 miles per hour. So adding a bit of incline it shouldn't be hard to hit 400 calories in an hour on a treadmill. I get about 200 per 20 minutes on the elliptical with a fairly relaxed pace and low resistance.
- tsol 4y ago
  It adds up quick. I used to feel the same way. But I started going to the sauna-- one hour of that burns 500-600 calories. When you start off it's hard but exercise gets exponentially easier
- veidr 4y ago
  You should look it up and edit your comment, because it is wrong. A smallish woman walking on a treadmill burns more than 300kcal/hour.
- jxidjhdhdhdhfhf 4y ago
  No. As a general very rough rule of thumb, you can burn 100 cals per mile on foot. In an hour of jogging you can likely burn 600+ calories. Even walking, you can likely burn 300-400.
- sw104 4y ago
  No. 100 calories/mile is the general estimate given for running for an average weight. More for overweight/obese people. Running on a treadmill for an hour would be anything from 6 miles (10km) to 12 miles (20km) for some of the very best runners, so 600 calories to 1200 calories.
pengaru 4y ago
Personally I exercise every day, and the more noticeable direct effects is I have an athletic physique when I don't prevent its visibility by eating too much shitty foods. But there's a second-order effect of the exercise, since it's mostly calisthenics; when my weight goes up, my performance immediately deteriorates. That mental negative feedback usually corrects my eating misbehavior within a day. It's far more weight-affecting than the calories burned, by changing my eating. The fact is though, generally speaking, you're not going to outrun a bad diet with exercise...
- Fricken 4y ago
  I've been a rock climber for 4 years, and likewise, I've been preoccupied with keeping it down and never let it get out of control. I never used to stand on the scale everyday, but now I do. Before I started climbing I burnt off 25 pounds that I accumulated up after I broke my leg and spent 2 years largely sedentary. I did it using high intensity interval training: sprinting stairs, over a period of 10 weeks. I took this approach not based on any study, or advice but because in the past, when doing HIIT with a healthy body weight, it was hard to maintain a diet good enough to keep up.

vinyl7 4y ago

Burning 400-500 calories per workout is an insane amount of calories. Just running on a treadmil for an hour only burns about 100 calories...maybe 150 if you're really pushing it.

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thatcantberight 4y ago
This is factually incorrect. https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/weight-loss/in-depth/exercise/art-20050999 https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/weight-loss/in-...
hattmall 4y ago
That's really slow going on a treadmill then. A mile is about 120 calories depending on your weight. A decent jogging pace should be at least 3-4 miles per hour. So adding a bit of incline it shouldn't be hard to hit 400 calories in an hour on a treadmill. I get about 200 per 20 minutes on the elliptical with a fairly relaxed pace and low resistance.
tsol 4y ago
It adds up quick. I used to feel the same way. But I started going to the sauna-- one hour of that burns 500-600 calories. When you start off it's hard but exercise gets exponentially easier
veidr 4y ago
You should look it up and edit your comment, because it is wrong. A smallish woman walking on a treadmill burns more than 300kcal/hour.
jxidjhdhdhdhfhf 4y ago
No. As a general very rough rule of thumb, you can burn 100 cals per mile on foot. In an hour of jogging you can likely burn 600+ calories. Even walking, you can likely burn 300-400.
sw104 4y ago
No. 100 calories/mile is the general estimate given for running for an average weight. More for overweight/obese people. Running on a treadmill for an hour would be anything from 6 miles (10km) to 12 miles (20km) for some of the very best runners, so 600 calories to 1200 calories.

pengaru 4y ago

Personally I exercise every day, and the more noticeable direct effects is I have an athletic physique when I don't prevent its visibility by eating too much shitty foods. But there's a second-order effect of the exercise, since it's mostly calisthenics; when my weight goes up, my performance immediately deteriorates. That mental negative feedback usually corrects my eating misbehavior within a day. It's far more weight-affecting than the calories burned, by changing my eating. The fact is though, generally speaking, you're not going to outrun a bad diet with exercise...

Fricken 4y ago
I've been a rock climber for 4 years, and likewise, I've been preoccupied with keeping it down and never let it get out of control. I never used to stand on the scale everyday, but now I do. Before I started climbing I burnt off 25 pounds that I accumulated up after I broke my leg and spent 2 years largely sedentary. I did it using high intensity interval training: sprinting stairs, over a period of 10 weeks. I took this approach not based on any study, or advice but because in the past, when doing HIIT with a healthy body weight, it was hard to maintain a diet good enough to keep up.