How hard is it for you
to keep a straight face when one of your friends or family members starts to
tell you how much they enjoy exercise?
They go on to describe,
in detail, their weekly routine of strength training and aerobics. At about the
time they reach the point of telling you about their Thursday kickboxing class,
you're ready to scream.
You'd never be able to
find the time to spend 90 minutes at the gym every day. Needless to say, even
if you could carve out a chunk of time, you can't imagine going on the same
tirade about how much you loved your daily sweat sessions. Wouldn't it be great
if you could tell this person that all of their time spent in the gym is a
total waste?
You might just get your
opportunity to do so. The majority of gym-goers pay for their membership simply
because they want to lose weight or stay slimmed down. But as it turns out,
exercise isn't really the key to weight loss and maintaining an ideal body
type.
The best way to ensure
that you look good in our jeans, and this includes your aerobically attuned
friend, you need to eat right. While exercise is beneficial to your overall
health, bouts of 30-40 minutes four times a week is all you need to reap the
cardiovascular and brain-healthy benefits. However, if looking good is a
priority, above all else, proper diet and nutrition are required for anyone to
stay at a healthy bodyweight for their height.
In fact, exercise might
even backfire if your goal is weight loss. Studies show that most women who
began a moderate or rigorous exercise regimen, during which they exercise 60-90
minutes most days of the week, end up eating more than they had before they
started. Rewarding yourself with a muffin or extra helping of pasta after a
hard workout serves to negate the energy expenditure.
A single muffin might
not seem so horrible. But you might not think so if you realize how much
physical activity it would take to use the calories that a post-workout snack
contains. A single muffin can contain as many as 360 calories. This means that
you would need to mow the lawn for 66 minutes, jog for 33 minutes, lift weights
for 115 minutes or fold laundry for 230 minutes before that muffin is all used
up.
Also, exercise sends
your appetite into overdrive. The human species was not designed for strenuous
physical activity. We were meant to be moderately active throughout our waking
hours. So when we run five miles in the morning, our body compensates this
energy loss with an extra bagel.
And if you think you
have the ability to use will power and discipline to help you sidestep the
pitfalls of increased appetite and using food as a reward, think again. We can
only fight our biological make-up for so long. Ask any yo-yo dieter and binge
eater. The act of fighting against your natural tendencies will only make the
problem worse. You'll end up gaining more weight than what you had initially
set out to lose.
The next time you find
yourself stuck in a conversation with a fitness guru you might want to stop and
remember this article. If there happens to be a blueberry muffin nearby, offer
one to your pro-exercise friend. Hopefully they'll be thrilled by the news of
how much more time they'll need to spend in their favorite place on Earth.
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