Why should i exercise?

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  • brooke_2727
    brooke_2727 Posts: 29
    i do cardio so i can have beer.

    Lol ;-)


    The feeling you feel after you exercise is incredible...a sense of accomplishment.....After I run or do kickboxing I get this "runner's high", its incredible.......sure you can lose weight just watching what your eating, but you can't argue the benefits of incorporating exercise into your daily routine.......plus the more and more days you do it, it'll become more of a habit, and you'll actually look forward to it

    All the best to you!:smile:
  • NeverGivesUp
    NeverGivesUp Posts: 960 Member
    never thought I would enjoy exercise the way I do. And I especially never thought that I would run ever, but I do and I love the way it makes me and my body feel. Now I miss it when I don't have it in my life. It is so good for your heart and makes you feel awesome!!
  • Velum_cado
    Velum_cado Posts: 1,608 Member
    Exercise has made me feel amazing. I've lost weight in the past by just having a calorie deficit, but I didn't feel much better, physically, having lost the weight. Since starting exercise, I'm no longer gasping for breath while walking up hills, and I don't have to stop and rest while I'm out walking.
  • MichelleLaree13
    MichelleLaree13 Posts: 865 Member
    Exercising:

    Improves your bodys ability to break down fat as a fuel source, even at rest

    Builds muscle which increases your resting metabolic rate

    Improves your blood pressure by causing adaptation of blood vessels to help open them up

    makes you feel good.

    There are lots of others, but i'll just list a few. :)

    Muscle burns about 3 times more calories than fat when you are at rest.
  • EvgeniZyntx
    EvgeniZyntx Posts: 24,208 Member
    45 days here - 16 lbs lost so far - my calorie deficit due to exercise is huge. Without it I could not lose the weight. Secondly, by building up muscle I hope to stave off metabolic slow down due to muscle loss along the way. Third I like becoming a beast - in 45 days I went from running 5K to 13K (slow as snot on a cold day) and my bike riding has improved too. I like the new feel of a stronger tighter body.
  • MDWilliams1857
    MDWilliams1857 Posts: 315 Member
    From purely a weight loss stand point you do not need to exercise. Weight is lost in the kitchen not in the gym.
  • Tank_Girl
    Tank_Girl Posts: 372 Member
    Exercise = a pert *kitten* instead of a saggy *kitten*, toned arms instead of bingo wings, flat stomach instead of a pudgy one with loose skin, toned legs instead of flabby legs.... more compliments, better health
  • gpoliver
    gpoliver Posts: 87 Member
    to try to make it simple, you have a certain number of calories that you burn every day just doing normal stuff. For me that magical number is 1594 calories. If i eat 1594 calories, i will not gain or lose any weight. Because I want to lose weight, as long as I eat UNDER that, i am good, and i will lose weight. I am advised (by a physician and this web site as well) not to go under 1200 caliories because then I risk putting my body into starvation mode (where i would actually store more fat, and lost more muscle), When I excercise, I burn calories, and need to make up those calories back to 1200. So if I burn 300 calories, I actually have to eat 1500 calories in a day, to keep from starving my body. And that is consistenly. I regularly go under my goal, but not by too much. Now, when you think in terms of percentages, and weight loss, on the surface, its about an 80/20 split. 80 percent is diet, while 20 percent is excercise. HOWEVER, only with excercice, will you be able to increase your lean muscle mass, Excercising while losing weight helps get rid of fat cells, instead of just "flattening" them which is what happens when you diet only. And the best part? the more muscle you build, the more calories are burned just by you sitting there, which means you have more choices and can eat more variety of food wtihout worrying so much about how many calories your eating.

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