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Exercise has many health benefitsbut plays only a minor role in weight loss.
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Studies show that working out accounts for about 5% of the energy you burn in a day.
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Keeping our bodies moving burns the most calories.
People often think they need to go to the gym or jog five times a week to lose weight. lack of calories — but exercise actually plays a surprisingly small role fat loss.
The reason workouts don’t help you lose weight as much as most people think is because they only account for about 5% of the calories you burn throughout the day on average. According to research.
As shown in the chart below, exercise, or known exercise activity thermogenesis (EAT), is only a small fraction of your total daily energy expenditure (TDEE) or calories you burn in a day.
In fact, we burn about 70% of our calories by being at rest and keeping our bodies functioning.this is our basal metabolic rate (BMR) or resting energy expenditure (REE).
The numbers vary from person to person and from day to day, but the rest of your energy expenditure can be further divided into two categories.
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of thermal effects of food (TEF): The energy your body needs to digest what you eat.
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Non-exercise activity thermogenesis (NEAT): common movements such as cleaning, carrying groceries, and climbing stairs.
According to research That’s why many personal trainers don’t recommend exercising to burn calories, not to burn them. build strength and muscle.
‘It’s really hard to train to be in a calorie deficit,’ says personal trainer Luke Worthington told Insider“It’s almost impossible.”
Relying on cardio is the biggest mistake people make when it comes to fat loss. Personal trainer Ben Carpenter told Insidermostly because it doesn’t burn as many calories as most people think (and can make you hungrier).
If weight loss is your goal, focus on nutrition and non-intense activity (NEAT) to create a calorie deficit.personal trainer Courtney Pruce before Insider.
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