• pelespirit@sh.itjust.works
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    7 days ago

    Research shows that small amounts of physical fitness during the day can be just as beneficial as a full workout

    A 2019 review of 19 studies looked at this question, involving more than 1,000 participants. It found multiple, shorter “chunks” of exercise in a day improved heart and lung fitness and blood pressure as much as doing one longer session.

    And there was some evidence these chunks actually led to more weight loss and lower cholesterol.

    https://studyfinds.org/can-you-microdose-exercise/

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      6 days ago

      honestly, makes sense. a lot of people don’t want to dedicate a whole chunk of time out of their busy lives, but it’s easy to squeeze in a set of squats or something between tasks

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      has nothing to do with eating a deficit in calories. you can workout all day everyday, but if you eat garbage mcdonalds and packaged food, you are not going to lose weight ‘micro working out’ or even full day workouts.

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        Tell this to the guy who ate nothing but McDonald’s for a month and lost 60 pounds (26kg)

        Kevin Maginnis

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        You are not making sense. If I’m a football player and use 3000 calories a day working out, I will lose weight. When you’re counting calories, do you put the exercise factor in?

        Yes, calories matter, but working out is usually part of it. This is because it burns calories at the time, but continues to speed up your metabolism.

        Our bodies are meant to move, plus counting calories is a defeating process. I’m not saying eat crap, but try to eat healthier and move your ass.

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          Most people severely overestimate the amount of calories they burn working out and eat more than they need to as a result. Working out is important for health, yeah, but losing weight is best done by changing your diet