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In reply to the discussion: Exercise doesn't really aid weight loss and sometimes makes it harder, science concludes [View all]cwydro
(51,308 posts)54. Exactly. This study the OP cites is just something to help lazy people feel better.
Running has been my passion for years, along with other sports.
I've never been fat, but when sidelined with an injury (not running related), I always put on a few pounds.
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Exercise doesn't really aid weight loss and sometimes makes it harder, science concludes [View all]
ErikJ
Jun 2016
OP
it's always been about food. i think the key is to be more physically active rather than "exercise"
JI7
Jul 2016
#23
I responded with two peer reviewed studies published in respectable medical journals
Major Nikon
Jul 2016
#45
Twenty extra pounds of muscle will always look better than any extra ten pounds of fat
nolabels
Jul 2016
#48
Exactly. This study the OP cites is just something to help lazy people feel better.
cwydro
Jul 2016
#54
It's because people way overestimate calories burned, partially due to GROSS calories burned calcula
MillennialDem
Jul 2016
#65