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According to the calorie theory, exercise does
little to promote weight loss. Running a mile or 2.2 kilometres only burns up
300 calories, which equates to 2 slices of toast or a piece of apple pie.
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There are basically 3 reasons why exercise burns
up fat:
1)
Regular sustained exercise increases the BMR
(metabolism of your body). This means that your body becomes more efficient at
using up calories even when you are sleeping. Although this calorie usage is
not large, it is significant. Regular sustained exercise also improves the body’s
ability to carry out thermogenesis, which is the burning up of excess calorie
as heat.
2)
The effects of exercise are cumulative. Running a
mile (2.2 km), burns up 300 calories, and if you don this 3 days a week for a
year, it will total 22000 calories or an equivalent weight loss of 11 pounds
(5kg). Another example is if you carried on eating the way you do and simply
start walking one mile a day, you would lose a pound a month which is nearly a
stone (14 pounds or 7kg) a year.
3)
Moderate exercise decreases your appetite.
People who take no exercise have exaggerated appetites and tend to be hungry
all day long.
Our bodies were designed to be physically active
on a regular basis. One doesn’t need to become a super-athlete, but daily
activity should be enough to get the body tuned up.
To get maximum benefit, exercise needs to be
regular and sustained. The types of exercise can also be varied.
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