Nowhere does this article mention the reason for that: The fact that exercise burns very little calories compared to, say, what's in a Snickers bar.
A tablet of chocolate is a 5-mile run or 1 hour of steady cycling.
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#12In my experience regular exercise makes it much easier to eat properly. For some reason, if I'm exercising regularly a plate of fries is revolting.
Yup, I agree.
Re: Exercise 'not key to obesity fight'
#13It’s nice to see this being discussed in the main stream, but “ you can’t outrun a bad diet” is old news to the fitness crowd.
"abs are made in the kitchen"
Exactly. My favorite is every couple weeks someone posts on the reddit fitness boards about what exercises they need to do to target their abs. Fork put-downs, pantry closes, and fridge door slams are common answers :D
Everybody has developed abs, as long as their able-bodied. They keep you upright all day. You just can't see them. The only people who ever need to target their abs are competitive bodybuilders.
Re: Exercise 'not key to obesity fight'
#14In my experience regular exercise makes it much easier to eat properly. For some reason, if I'm exercising regularly a plate of fries is revolting.
This is how I am with smoking. I smoked a pack a day for years and quit over a decade ago, but I still smoked the occasional cigarette socially for years afterward. Once I started working out regularly, it was easy to stop that habit. I just felt like I wasn't going to be getting the most out of my investment of effort during the workouts.