How Exercise Affects Metabolism and Weight Loss
Well - New York Times,
A new analysis of data from “The Biggest Loser” highlights the complex ways the body compensates when we drop pounds.
A new analysis of data from “The Biggest Loser” highlights the complex ways the body compensates when we drop pounds.
A new study explains why people tend to lose less weight than would be expected for any given amount of exercising.
Our bodies compensate for at least a quarter of the calories we expend during exercise, undermining our best efforts to lose…
When we work out rigorously on a regular basis, our bodies adjust to limit our ability to expend energy, a new study shows.
Forget the idea that to lose weight you just need to work off more calories than you consume. The truth is far weirder
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