For decades, we have been exposed to constant campaign that the main reason of the fact that we become more fatter is our lifestyle in which most of us are sitting, at work, at home and that we do not have enough physical activity. Is this correct?
The question is not whether physical activity is beneficial for you or not. It is unequivocally proven that physical activity brings numerous health benefits. However, the real question is how it truly affects whether you will lose weight or not.
A group of British experts published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine very interesting research. They are in their article noted that the different messages that can be heard regarding the role of diet and exercise in a healthy lifestyle have an impact various interest groups such as, primarily, the food industry.
They point out that, in their opinion, physical activity almost doesn’t affect losing weight. In doing so, they clearly differ physical activity and exercise. Physical activity consists of a series of unstructured activities such as walking or walking the dog, while the training involves planned, structured and repetitive activities, such as running, exercises with weights … Although in both cases calories are consumed, they believe that there are significant differences, and that physical activity almost does not help in the process of losing weight, while exercise has a certain influence. However, in the exercise, its intensity for most people is not sufficient to have a significant impact.
In their view, much more significant factor in weight loss is changing the diet and avoiding food full of sugar and unhealthy fats and turning the whole diet into the nutrition based on the fruits and vegetables. On the other hand, many studies emphasize training as a key factor in weight loss process.
As usual, the truth lies somewhere in between. If you decide to practice, but you do not change your diet, do not expect a miracle. Exercise will in any case have a positive impact on your health, but you will quickly become frustrated by how much did you lose, especially if you desire to lose weight was the main reason why you began to exercise in the first place. If you start with a diet but don’t exercise, you will not have any positive effects in the process of weight loss. IN fact, you will lose less fat and more muscle mass.
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