Exercise has many wonderful benefits but generally weight loss is not one of them.
“In general, for weight loss, exercise is pretty useless,” says Eric Ravussin, chair in diabetes and metabolism at Louisiana State University and a prominent exercise researcher.
Since exercise always results in hunger, a vigorous run on the treadmill usually ends with a visit to the health club’s smoothie bar. After exercise we end up consuming more calories than we just burned. Eventually this leads to weight gain.
Also, it seems that we possess a set number of discipline points and exercise significantly depletes our count. With a depleted daily count, we do not have the wherewithal to abstain from high calorie foods. We than eat more and ultimately gain weight.
So it turns out that exercise is not a great way to lose weight. But exercise is a wonderful way to keep the weight off once the diet is over.
