{"id":980,"date":"2007-10-30T12:09:26","date_gmt":"2007-10-30T17:09:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vallentyne.com\/blog\/2007\/10\/30\/exercise-and-fat-loss\/"},"modified":"2007-10-30T12:09:26","modified_gmt":"2007-10-30T17:09:26","slug":"exercise-and-fat-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vallentyne.com\/blog\/2007\/10\/30\/exercise-and-fat-loss\/","title":{"rendered":"Exercise and Fat Loss"},"content":{"rendered":"

I read an interesting article about exercise and weight loss<\/a> that challenges some of the conventional wisdom we have been taught.\u00c2\u00a0 Of course everybody knows that all you need to do to lose weight is to get to the gym, right?\u00c2\u00a0 The problem with that statement seems to be the lack of conclusive scientific proof to support that.\u00c2\u00a0 It seems incredible in a way that science really hasn’t proven that exercise makes for a guaranteed weight loss scenario.\u00c2\u00a0 It sort of makes sense, the body fights hard to maintain equilibrium.\u00c2\u00a0 So when you work out you usually develop an appetite to replenish the energy you used, resulting in a net of basically zero.\u00c2\u00a0 Go figure.\u00c2\u00a0 That’s a weight pun, people.<\/p>\n

It’s a good read, and makes you at least consider that just maybe we have been wrong all this time about weight loss.\u00c2\u00a0 Of course exercising is still a good idea for your heart, muscles, well-being, etc.\u00c2\u00a0 It just may not be all that’s it’s cracked up to be when it comes to losing weight.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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