Posted on 09/07/2013 7:59:17 AM PDT by EBH
The notion that moving more will translate to weight loss is a dangerous one. For individuals, it may effectively discourage exercise when results aren't seen on scales. For the media and entertainment industries, it often leads to the perpetuation of the "people-with-obesity-are-just-lazy" stereotype. For the food industry, it allows an embrace of exercise by means of sponsorship and marketing, which, in turn, helps companies deflect product blame and forestall industry-unfriendly legislation.
And for public policy makers, it makes it challenging to make the case for interventions that increase exercise, as inevitably the outcome hoped for is weight loss, and when outcomes are poor, it becomes more difficult to make the case that the intervention is worthwhile (like P.E. or more recess time in schools, for instance).
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I exercise because it makes me feel better. The quality of my fat improves.
My observation is that people who exercise look a lot healthier than those who don’t. Once you are past a certain point of decline, though, there may be more to recovering than trudging on a treadmill.
In order to loose weight you have take your weight and multiply by 9.8. This is the calories you need to take in to maintain your current weight. You will lose weight if you net caloric intake is less than this.
For example if you weigh 200 lbs
200 X 9.8 = 1960 calories. If you eat 1960 calories per day and burn 800 calories you net intake will be 1160. So you should lose a pound every 3 days on this diet.
sort of reminds me of the man made global warming hoax.
want to lose weight? um... STOP CRAMING FOOD IN YOUR MOUTH!
climate is changing? um... Might want to look at the big yellow thing in the sky as the source of the issue!!
But then my hip went bad and I regained all the weight over a couple of years.So,back on the previous meds.I got the hip fixed,started the weight loss routine again,lost a lot of weight again and was again taken off my meds.
The logic of this writer is quite shallow and how goofy for "public-policy makers". Ok actually I loathe Public Policy Makers. At this point its all about the PPMs and how they want to engineer us. no thanks.
But back to the exercise stuff - ok if you take into account that exercise will build muscle mass, and that stuff burns more calories. But muscle is more dense and 'weighs' more than fat so you can make a big improvement in things but be weight neutral.
Redistribution of body mass to where I want it to be is a big reason that I work this vehicle. Not grunting when I have to pick something off the floor is the other.
Well, that’s good but not all of us with hypertension (me) or diabetes (wife) have any weight problem at all.
If you take in fuel/food that is not burned/used guess what happens? Surplus.
if this doc can find me one of these amazing people that are violating the fundamental laws of physics, I'll use them to heat my home this winter...
Understood.But according to my doctors my kind of scenario is quite common.Being overweight is often...but not always...a big factor in hypertension.Ditto with diabetes (Type 2 diabetes,at least).
body sculpting exercise works
Maybe not weight loss per se, but it certainly reduces body fat percentage.
Recently lost 10lbs myself and working another 10lbs. but what changed dramatically in the last month....my blood pressure.
About a month to 6 weeks ago I had an accident that required a trip to the urgent care center for an x-ray. While there they took my blood pressure like...6 times. Finally I asked them what the he** they were doing. They told me even though I appeared fine, my blood pressure was 210/100. I promptly responded with 1. I am in pain, 2. I hate ERs, 3. I dislike most doctors. They did what I came to see them about and went home.
Next day I bought a BP monitor. Took my BP a few times. 140/100. Not as high as the night before...but still pretty high. So I set about doing some research on the net about how to drop my BP.
Well ...water pills seem to be the first line of defense. Easy enough.
Lose some weight. Hmmm....I’ve tried this before. I tend to lose weight for the first few weeks and then go flat.
Exercise? I exercise about 5-7 dogs a day? So telling me to go to the gym? Ugh...no.
Add magnesium to your diet. Most people are deficient.
Well I’ve lost the 10lbs., take an all natural water pill, and added magnesium....BP this morning 107/70.
Also, no dairy fat has helped. The antibiotics in it can really mess up any endeavor to detox.
Exercisers with greater increases in pedometer-measured steps per day had greater decreases in weight, BMI, body fat, and intra-abdominal fat (all p trend < 0.05 in both men and women). Similar trends were observed for increased minutes per day of exercise and for increases in maximal oxygen consumption.
In other words, more exercise, more weight loss and other beneficial effects.
Also, only one study is used for the basis of the article. Not nearly enough to draw broad conclusions.
Calories are not necessarily all that matters. Their source does. Processed foods using flour and sugar (carbs) tend to be burned first, and the excess stored as fat. Meat has plenty of calories but no carbs - which is why low carb diets work very well.
I work 70 hours a week and have little time for exercise, so staying away from the carbs keeps me healthy and thin - but my calorie count is high.
Sugar is poison.
What water pill are you taking?
You lose weight via diet to look better in clothes. You exercise to look better out of them.
LOL...
CVS store brand. Natural Water Pills, no caffeine, Herbal Supplement.
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