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Great calculation, wrong conclusion. Exercise does not cause any significant weight loss, of course unless you are doing it 6+ hours a day. All major weight los
by sytelus 12y ago
Great calculation, wrong conclusion. Exercise does not cause any significant weight loss, of course unless you are doing it 6+ hours a day. All major weight loss typically comes from controlled diet. This means eliminating non-complex carbs. This is a major misconception in general public and people just don't seem to get it. Exercise helps build muscles, metabolism and endurance, but for weight loss your only practice option is diet control. The major energy expenditure for body is not walking or moving but just staying warm and brain. The reason people gain weight is not lack of exercise but because they eat all these fast burning carbs that rapidly gets deposited as fat instead of getting used up for body's energy need. If you want to lose weight rapidly, just make sure to add lot of fat and protein in your diet with as little carbs as possible and watch the weight drop.
- DanBC 12y agoHere's a meta analysis that says that exercise does help for weightloss. It also agrees with you about the health benefts of exercise, and that people get those health benefits even iftheir weight doesn't decrease. But it clearly says that exercise combined with diet changes is better than either alone. http://www.cochrane.org/CD003817/ENDOC_exercise-for-overweight-or-obesity http://www.cochrane.org/CD003817/ENDOC_exercise-for-overweig... > The results of this review support the use of exercise as a weight loss intervention, particularly when combined with dietary change. Exercise is associated with improved cardiovascular disease risk factors even if no weight is lost.