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I was about to post "can't outrun a fork" too. Hour of running five days a week burns only enough calories two account for two super-sized Big Mac meals.
by peteretep 12y ago
I was about to post "can't outrun a fork" too. Hour of running five days a week burns only enough calories two account for two super-sized Big Mac meals.
- jeffdavis 12y agoThe counterpoint would be that exercise changes your body in all kinds of ways, which might have a bigger overall effect. Not sure if it's true, but it's at least as scientific as "can't outrun your fork".
- peteretep 12y agoI haven't seen much evidence that exercise Can significantly change your metabolic rate. I haven't bothered to check if there's scientific literature that proves ingesting calories is easier than burning them, but I think you'd struggle to find a scientist or sane person who doesn't feel that generally it's orders of magnitude easier.
- konstruktor 12y agoAssuming you are talking about 500kcal per exercise session: This results a total of 130000kcal per year, or the nutritional value of more than 16kg of fat. So how is your example an argument against outrunning your fork? If you enjoy both eating and exercise, this may as well be the way of least resistance.
- skunkworks 12y agoBecause your body will signal that it needs more calories, and then you'll eat more calories.