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I thought human bodies adapt to strenuous effort and become more efficient over time. Meaning your average keyboard jockey might need 4000 calories per day if t
by triceratops 1y ago
I thought human bodies adapt to strenuous effort and become more efficient over time. Meaning your average keyboard jockey might need 4000 calories per day if they become a manual laborer. But over time their body would adjust and they'd be able to get by on maybe 3000 calories.
- triceratops 1y agoThat's a weird thing to be downvoted over. I didn't realize I was saying anything controversial.
- nradov 1y agoHuman bodies don't adapt much to become more metabolically efficient. Some endurance athletes will gain a few percent after extensive training but the effect is small. For some activities there is a skill and technique aspect which impacts the amount of energy required. Like if a keyboard jockey literally doesn't know how to swing a pickaxe effectively then they're going to burn more calories digging a ditch compared to someone who's been doing it for years.
- triceratops 1y ago> Human bodies don't adapt much to become more metabolically efficient https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-exercise-paradox/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-exercise-para... That's not what recent research indicates. The author has written a book about this as well. It's the key evidence behind the idea that you can't outrun your fork. To lose weight diet is the only way. Exercise gives you a nicer-looking, stronger body but it can't do much to make you shed fat.