Point of exercise?
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Becasue the Army tells me to!!!!!!0
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I exercise for my mental health too, I feel ready to come off my anti-depressants soon and this is all down to regular exercise.
It just helps with my sleep and my mood so so much. If I have a rest day I always feel sluggish and snap at my fiance more.0 -
If I go into my exercise calories, it is usually by 50 or 100, sometimes (such as today) I have not eaten any of them back - there is 547 for them there, for the taking, sitting in my diary, I'll leave them because I am not hungry.
Regarding the point of exercise, I do running because I enjoy it and it keeps me fit. If I only did running to lose weight, I would stop once I had reached my goal - that is a downward spiral.0 -
I take all your comments on board, thank you for taking the time to reply. However, they all indicate that people exercise for a variety of reasons BUT one doesn't HAVE to exercise to lose weight. Am I right in thinking this? If I have a lazy day with no exercise and am still within my calorie allowance then the lack of exercise shouldn't affect my weight loss that day?
You don't have to exercise to lose weight and well balanced diet will do just that. I know plenty of people who just don't have the time to work out so they diet PROPERLY.
Exercising makes everything easier day to day. Walking around at work, doing errands, and just living in general. You will notice how much more energy you have when you add in regular exercise.0 -
Burns fat, tones the skin, makes you feel great!0
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I exercise so I can stay married! Apparently I can be quite irritatable when I miss a workout.
Lol:laugh: I guess thats also why i workout...0 -
There is a point where you can't exercise enough to eat whatever you want. If you over exercise (doing chronic amounts of cardio), your appetite will eventually catch up and you will overeat.
I limit my cardio to 45 mins/day most days...otherwise I end up binging. I had a nasty experience in the past over-exercising and becoming bulimic, but eventually balanced things out.
You can't out exercise a bad diet or even a good diet with bad/high portions0 -
Do you have to exercise to lose weight, technically no you do not. You will lose faster if you exercise. Your body will be in better shape if you exercise. Weight loss without some form of moving of your muscle will cause the weight to be lost from your muscles first and then your fat with the possible results being a skinny, flabby shape. Exercise will point your body to the fat first.
As for eating your exercise calories. The base that is listed is basically what you need to live on. If you exercise, you need to eat at least some of that back. Now the calories that is listed, I'm sure wasn't anything like what you ate before getting on the road to health.
I think every person is a ltitle different in the way their bodies react to calorie deficeit. Eat under your calorie mark and if you start to feel tired and sluggish, then add to the calorie count. Do not go over the max amount. Play with the numbers for awhile and find your happy place. I was undereating my calories and lost maybe 5 pounds. I started eating all the calories allotted to me and I lost weight faster without feeling tired. Weight Watchers teachs the same thing.0 -
I love your reply and that's the only reason that I do exercise- so I can eat more. But some days I'm not actually hungry so I'm wondering whether I should bother exercising. Possibly not....sounds great!!!
When you exercise you increase your metabolism to help burn off those unwanted pounds and to tone those muscles. Doing a low weight-high repetition work out will help keep your metabolism up and burning (that is what I'm doing right now). Even though there are those days you don't want to eat (I'm having one of those today) still even 20 minutes of exercise will help keep your metabolism going.0 -
I do exercise every day by doing at least 30 mins on my bike and I also try to do a 30-60 min walk at least 4 days a week but sometimes feel panicky if I genuinely can't fit in the walk which is why I posted my comment. Thank you so much for all your comments x0
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Of course you should be! We were blessed with these AMAZING bodies, and I want to TRY ( weekends dont count ) to give mine the respect it deserves.
It is amazing what your body can do, when your mind is on board as well 0 -
Interesting responses... The daily calorie goals already include a defect of calories. When you work out but don't eat back the calories you are creating a larger deficit AND not re-fueling your body. Creating large deficits in calories is not the whole story when it comes to losing fat. (Not just water weight)
There are several "points" to exercising of course, but one big one is to get your metabolism moving in the right direction. Consequently you cant keep it moving if you don't feed it enough either. I've discovered there is a lot of science behind this... that's been generalized to "diet and exercise."
There is a group in MFP called "Eat more, weigh less" there are topics posted that explain very well why the body tends to lose more weight when you replenish the energy (food) versus keeping it "hungry."0 -
exercising burns fat, typically
it builds muscle, which also burns fat faster
it strengthens your heart
it helps with your energy level
I exercise to feel good, eat more
moving and being active is really good for you.
if you simply eat a calorie deficit with no exercise, you will lose muscle along with fat
basically not burning as much actual fat.
you will reach your weight goal but lose a lot of strength, toning, and generally feel low energy.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ what they said :happy:0 -
I take all your comments on board, thank you for taking the time to reply. However, they all indicate that people exercise for a variety of reasons BUT one doesn't HAVE to exercise to lose weight. Am I right in thinking this? If I have a lazy day with no exercise and am still within my calorie allowance then the lack of exercise shouldn't affect my weight loss that day?
That is correct. If you eat less than your Basal Metabolic Rate is (you can find your BMR under "Tools" above) then yes, you will lose weight. Your body will first use the calories from the food you intake and then use fat stores to make up the difference. So if you BMR is 1,800 calories and you eat 1,500 calories the extra 300 calories will come from your fat stores. At that rate it would take you ~11.66 days to burn 1 pound of fat.0 -
^^this and so I don't look flabolisiousBesides the health benefits...
I exercise so I can eat more.
I exercise so I can eat cake.
I exercise so I can drink beer.
I exercise so I can eat ice cream.
Seriously. Life without ice cream is a waste.0 -
I agree with the medals around the neck.0
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I can't believe that someone would stop running if they love it just because they aren't losing weight. Isn't the whole point of losing weight is to be healthier and to look better? What does it matter what the number on the scale says anyways if you are not doing things you love that are good for you. Rediculous.0
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For me it's not just to eat more, although I do like that aspect
I exercise to help keep existing muscle mass ..... I'm over 50 and can't afford to lose any muscle. Exercise also helps me sleep better too.
Another over 50 y.o. here. I like the idea of being a capable person.
There are things that I would NOT do frequently, but could always do them when I wanted to. At this stage of the game every now and then I stumble across an activity I fully expect to be capable of, but no longer am.
Suddenly I realize that what I've been telling my Mom for the past few years now applies to me to... if you are not going forward, you are going backward.0 -
I try to match my calories burnt from exercise (cardio) with my calories from carbohydrates, the reason being carbohydrates are the most readily converted fuel source for energy
For instance, I burn 400-500kcal from walking 40 mins, I eat 100-125g carbohydrates that day. Energy Balance0 -
I can't believe that someone would stop running if they love it just because they aren't losing weight. Isn't the whole point of losing weight is to be healthier and to look better? What does it matter what the number on the scale says anyways if you are not doing things you love that are good for you. Rediculous.
Very true. My brother who is a Personal Trainer makes this point a lot. Even if the scale isn't changing you are most liking turning body fat to muscle.0 -
When trying to lose weight, diet is the better option. "It's quicker and easier to cut calories by not eating something than exercising to burn it off."
Start your day with 2 eggs; bigger loss in waist!
But exercise does cut stress, boost energy and prevent diabetes (:
(Women's Health)0 -
I foolishy did not read all the posts, But I think I heard somewhere that moving your body is good for you or something? :-) seriously. Do you want to be skinny or healthy?0
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Besides the health benefits...
I exercise so I can eat more.
I exercise so I can eat cake.
I exercise so I can drink beer.
I exercise so I can eat ice cream.
Seriously. Life without ice cream is a waste.
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Because after watching my grandmother's body atrophy and fail around her alert mind because she refused to be active her whole life, I believe that the adage "use it or lose it" to be gravely true.
For me, weght loss happens in the kitchen and fitness happens in the gym. They are different goals, really.0 -
I have been on maintenance calories for about 2 months now, eating 2,280 a day. I go to the gym 5 days a week with burns being anywhere from 700-900. I tend to eat back about half the calories I burn, putting my intake at the most 3,000 calories, but my net is still at that 2,200 mark usually. Hitting the gym is great, it boosts my spirits, puts me in a good mood and even lets me eat more! I've been eating very enjoyable things lately (bagels, pizzas, etc). If I can eat stuff I like, work it off in the gym, and be able to even eat more food AND feel great after a workout, life is good.0
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I exercise because I love how I feel afterwards and how my body is shaping up. Dieting alone won't yield a great body.........and of course I like to eat!!! A lot! :laugh:0
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I can't believe that someone would stop running if they love it just because they aren't losing weight. Isn't the whole point of losing weight is to be healthier and to look better? What does it matter what the number on the scale says anyways if you are not doing things you love that are good for you. Rediculous.
Very true. My brother who is a Personal Trainer makes this point a lot. Even if the scale isn't changing you are most liking turning body fat to muscle.
No. My body fat readings were getting higher, and my waist measurement increasing. This is a phenomenon I had noticed in my past, when I had been doing even more distance.
It became evident that running was not good for me at that time, because my increasing waist measurement was of concern to me as an indicator of visceral fat. BMI I don't really care about too much as long as it doesn't get too high.
It seems that performance goals and weight loss goals may be incompatible for some of us.0 -
On paper, eating 1000 cals is the same as eating 1500 and burning off 500 BUT........
You have more chance of getting all the nutrition your body needs from a higher amount of food. Getting all your protein, vitamins etc on a small calorie goal is pretty hard to do.
Exercise also builds / maintains muscle so you lose more inches, and muscle burns more cals than fat. Losing with no exercise means you will also lose muscle and end up thin but flabby, and totally unfit.
You get to eat CAKE!!!!
Finally, mfp already includes a 500 cal per lb deficit so by not eating your cals back you are increasing this to a potentially unhealthy level which can affect your loss. If you don't want to eat back exercise, eat at maintenance and use exercise to create your deficit.
So......... Eating more then exercising is all round better than just eating *kitten* all :-)0 -
look up "skinny fat"0
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WHY SHOULD YOU EXERCISE!?!?!?!?!??!
For all the amazing health benefits that come with exercise!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
manage your weight
manage your blood pressure
have a strong healthy heart, lungs, bones, muscles ect............
for longevity
for my kids and family
so hopefully i'm not in a scooter by the time I'm 65 (seriously I know someone who never exercised, is obese, eats crap and can't even freaking walk anymore her body is so broken down and decrepit.)
to maintain my youth
to be a beast
for self confidence
to be the cool Mom...not the old flabby in 'mom jeans'
to be able to eat 'fun' foods and not just live on salad and ice tea
to be strong!!!!!!
it manages stress
healthy body healthy mind
because i still can!!!!!
to feel good in my clothes
to be able to shop for fun clothes
to be able to eat chocolate...a lot of it
EXERCISE IS NOT JUST FOR ESTHETICS .......IT'S FOR YOUR MIND BODY AND SOUL. IT'S A LIFESTYLE. CHOOSE TO BE AWESOME!!!!!!!!0
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