Exercise ramps up appetite, helping to explain why calories burned don’t necessarily equal calories lost, so how can we lose weight through physical activity?
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If you missed the previous video, watch The Exercise “Myth” for Weight Loss: https://youtu.be/NuwmXCBS42g?si=Ogtv4Zjp2to_2wWA
Take away?
My take away:
Either do a lot of exercise, or a small amount and do it for enjoyment, or for reasons other than exercise (e.g., housework, taking care of kids or a garden or a car).
Very little exercise causes weight gain, but so does a moderate amount that is done for the sake of exercise alone.
In short, just be more active doing things you enjoy, or for reasons other than exercise per se.
Walking works as well as anything. Low and slow cardio, 40 minutes or more will burn fat just like killing yourself in the gym. Might also combat the idea that you get to eat more as a treat for burning those calories.
Interesting findings, thanks for the video. I have never associated exercise with weight loss, i use it to my body stronger, especially the heart muscle. For my entire life exercise never led to weight loss, that only happened through proper nutrition and diet and i have you to thank for that.
Does imagined exercise burn calories?
We shouldn't think of exercise an activity that reduces calories. We should think of calories as the means to fuel our exercise. No more or no less, just exactly what we need to exercise to our limits and recover
I do resistance and/or cardio training 5-6 days a week. It has been a game changer for me as I approach 70. Many friends my age say they just can't stay motivated for any consistent period of time. Sadly, most are dealing with one or more chronic diseases.
Diet is the key. Exercise can just increase the rate of fat loss.
Emphasizing the inherent junky-ness of humans, yo. Exercise ain't the cure. Diet cures, without exercise! I know this from personal experience, and from those I've seen do the same. Typical grains, especially white flour, and sugar make you dope-hungry!
Not mentioned by Dr. Greger: Excercise has also been shown to decrease the amount of energy you used throughout the day. This is you NEAT (non-exercise activity thermogenesis). You might do more sitting, more sleeping, less fidgiting, less work and slow down in general.
Exercise for health and performance, not to lose weight.
Something that really helped me was every time I did a satisfying workout and felt like a 'treat' I would say to myself: "Now change the word 'treat' to 'sabotage' and see if you still feel like undoing the hard work you just put in."
Keep moving and realise that your pie hole is bigger than your a hole.
The "secret" to exercise for weight loss is to track your intake with an app AND aim for a specific average number.
We can get great weight loss with diet alone but it will likely cause muscle loss with the process.
That's why strength training is so important on a cut, to prevent muscle loss and maybe even gain some muscle with body recomposition.
Another point on the board for the 10,000 steps/day theory
1:12 oj, tortilla chips, and cookies = a meal?? 🤣🤣
Weight isn't the only reason to exercise….
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300 min/week. Is that moderate (3 mph walk) or more vigorous?
I'm using a rebounder for fun and it's harder to stop than to start because it makes so much fun. Easy way to get me moving.
I jog to the kitchen from the couch several times an evening and have attached resistance bands to the remote so I'm good.
You've cited Wansink, the single most fraudulent (former) professor of food science.
So, what are the numbers?
As I understand, it takes 300 minutes per week to begin to lose weight = 5 hours.
And, the amount that is sedentary is 7100 steps per day = 1 hour, 10 minutes of walking.
In a week, (5 days) that's 6 hours.
I’m in a wheelchair so the extent of my exercising is limited to say the least. Also I’m a DM dependent on insulin so eating is important to me.
Walking the dog has done wonders for me! I play tennis once or twice. Weight BMI just a little high but I feel great.
I think it depends on the exercise. Aerobic exercise makes me hungrier than weight training does. And swimming makes famished.
Whether exercise helps with weight loss or not, it's extremely important to help maintain muscle mass, prevent falls, helps build immunity, build brain volume and function and many other benefits.
This is a great argument for truly walkable communities where daily needs – groceries, drug stores, socializing, etc – can easily be met by walking rather than needing a car for everything. Activity as part of everyday life, not a set-aside time for exercise.
Being overweight has always been a problem for me after my 30s, and recently I came across Ahodea's book. It's like a personal trainer and nutritionist rolled into one and no more crash diets or yoyo weight gain for me