"Why exercise won't make you thin"

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fleshconsumed

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What the article says is mostly true, I can't find anything wrong with it. However, it should have been named differently, it should have been named "Overeating after exercise will negate any advantage of working out".
 

crownjules

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Originally posted by: DAPUNISHER
Originally posted by: InflatableBuddha

. However, it will not make you fit (you need regular exercise to do that), and I think this is a concept that the author, and indeed most of the general public, fails to grasp.
And on that note, Moderate drinkers evidently exercise more than non-drinkers Question is: Were they lying in response to the gov. health survey? Just because you say you hit the gym or whatever, does not make it a fact. These "studies" all fail.

Moderate drinkers probably includes a huge segment of the mid-twenties who socialize heavily at bars and clubs. I see plenty of "bros" and people who are in shape in those venues. They certainly don't drink their way into muscle bound frames and thin bodies.

To them, appearance is paramount in attracting potential partners because it's the first thing judged about you in those settings. So no, I don't find it that hard to believe that a fair amount of the drinking population actually engages in regular fitness activities.
 

Blackjack200

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Originally posted by: crownjules
Originally posted by: DAPUNISHER
Originally posted by: InflatableBuddha

. However, it will not make you fit (you need regular exercise to do that), and I think this is a concept that the author, and indeed most of the general public, fails to grasp.
And on that note, Moderate drinkers evidently exercise more than non-drinkers Question is: Were they lying in response to the gov. health survey? Just because you say you hit the gym or whatever, does not make it a fact. These "studies" all fail.

Moderate drinkers probably includes a huge segment of the mid-twenties who socialize heavily at bars and clubs. I see plenty of "bros" and people who are in shape in those venues. They certainly don't drink their way into muscle bound frames and thin bodies.

To them, appearance is paramount in attracting potential partners because it's the first thing judged about you in those settings. So no, I don't find it that hard to believe that a fair amount of the drinking population actually engages in regular fitness activities.

lol, when I think of twenty somethings socializing at bars & parties I don't think of 'moderate' drinking.