Is exercise really necessary

LAT1963

It depends on whether you want to starve yourself for the rest of your life or not.

If you want to eat anything approaching a normal diet you need to exercise.

fittocycle

If you don't have any physical limitations, then yes, you should do it!

Is exercise necessary to lose weight? Maybe not.

Is exercise necessary to live a healthy life? I'd have to argue for it. Exercise can reduce cholesterol, high blood pressure, and your risk of developing diabetes. It can also alleviate stress and help you sleep better. Weight training will increase muscle mass and help strengthen your bones. Yoga or other stretching exercises will help you maintain good balance and reduce your risk of falls. Aerobic exercise strengthens your heart.

I don't know, but I can't think of a good reason not to work out!

trogalicious

You can lose weight with diet alone, but it's almost impossible to maintain with diet alone. To do that you'd have to eat the same amount of calories 7 days a week, 365 days a year without fail. Because any increase in caloric intake (whether it be an extra beer, slice of pizza, slice of cake, etc..) would be a weight gain.

it's really not impossible to maintain on diet alone. I've been doing so for over a year and a half.

Congratulations on your weight loss and maintenance. Do you do any type of excercise or just eat healthy?

I'll go out for a bike ride every now and then, or take a walk. It isn't anything regular. I just maintain my intake. I'm not so sure why this topic has come up so much lately. Was it on Dr.Oz or something?

It's math. To lose weight, you maintain a calorie deficit. You can either eat the same amount... or work out some and eat more, maintaining the difference.

Saying that working out is necessary or required to lose weight is like saying you have to have laces in your shoes tied a certain way in order to be able to run.

trogalicious

It depends on whether you want to starve yourself for the rest of your life or not.

If you want to eat anything approaching a normal diet you need to exercise.

false.

I don't starve myself or eat "diet food." I just eat what I want, hit macro goals, and keep the calories in check.

smarieallen85

It depends on whether you want to starve yourself for the rest of your life or not.

If you want to eat anything approaching a normal diet you need to exercise.

false.

I don't starve myself or eat "diet food." I just eat what I want, hit macro goals, and keep the calories in check.

I'm scared of you. But not in a bad way.

pita7317

For me, no.
Sure it helps and makes you feel better.
I have lost 41 lbs and very minimal exercise.
At age 56, I by no means consider myself "squishy" nor "rock hard" somewhere in the middle.
If you are happy with looking in the mirror that's good for me.
Bikinis , crop tops, etc are not on my must wear list at this point in my life. Lol
I golf and swim occasionally.
Yet when I wear a sleeveless top people have told me I look so fit.
Works for me.

trogalicious

It depends on whether you want to starve yourself for the rest of your life or not.

If you want to eat anything approaching a normal diet you need to exercise.

false.

I don't starve myself or eat "diet food." I just eat what I want, hit macro goals, and keep the calories in check.

I'm scared of you. But not in a bad way.

No need. I scare myself too. I just hate seeing absolutes thrown around here so much.

47Jacqueline

If you like being squishy don't exercise.

LOL!

SAR1L

My problem with people who just diet rather than diet + exercise.
They get skinny but they are still skinny fat. Which means sure
they are thin, but everything still jiggles cause it has no tone.

corehawk

sisterlilbunny

I forget the page I found it on but this stuck with me: "I run so I can eat". Yeah I can lose weight on 14-1600 calories a day but dang it, I to eat. The more I work out, the more I can eat.

smarieallen85

My problem with people who just diet rather than diet + exercise.
They get skinny but they are still skinny fat. Which means sure
they are thin, but everything still jiggles cause it has no tone.

Maybe they wanna be skinny fat. I don't know. I don't! Gotta keep that jiggle in check.

paperpudding

Yes a person can lose weight by just eating less calories, but to do this most people would have to eat an unhealthy amount of calories under 1200 and essentially starve themselves thin. (most likely leads to bingeing and gaining any lost weight back)

No they wouldnt - that doesnt make sense.

To lose they would just have to eat their recomended amount, and no more, as they are not able to eat any exercise calories back as they are not doing any exercise.

for most people, the recomended net amount is not under 1200 so why would they have to eat under 1200 with no exercise?

I dont do much exercise and I successfully lost on a net of 1460 and am maintaining on a net of 1700.


I am 51 years old and on the short side - many people's net amount would be more than mine - and with no exercise, that net amount is exactly what they should eat.

paperpudding

You can lose weight with diet alone, but it's almost impossible to maintain with diet alone. To do that you'd have to eat the same amount of calories 7 days a week, 365 days a year without fail. Because any increase in caloric intake (whether it be an extra beer, slice of pizza, slice of cake, etc..) would be a weight gain.

^ that is just silly.

If you are maintaining weight by eating, say, 1700 net calories a day - in order to maintain you have to average 1700 net calories per day.
If you are not exercising then the net amount stays at 1700 - no extra eating for excercise calories eaten back.

But it is still the average that matters - of course, you do not have to eat exactly the same every single day without fail.:huh:

johnnylakis

To tone, trim and get fit.

like