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Originally Posted by LuckyD  But the benefits are amazing, losing weight is just one of them. It also helps you build muscle so it raises you metabolism, always a good thing. Your health will improve DRAMATICALLY whether you are healthy or not to start off. But the absolute best part about exercise is that it makes us feel good mentally as well as physically. |
There are many reasons to exercise, those listed above are few good examples. However, if you are trying to 'burn calories' to lose weight you may want to rethink that antiquated notion.
In Taubes book, he looks at the latest research on exercise/weight loss and concludes:
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Expending more energy than we consume does not lead to long-term weight loss; it leads to hunger.
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Sears echoes this finding in his latest book on inflammation.
Again, exercise is great for many things, long-term weight loss not necessarily one of them.
TWS