Why Exercise Won’t Make You Thin

Why Exercise Won’t Make You Thin

This is an article from Time Magazine last month that really struck a cord with me…

http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1914857,00.html

The jest is that exercise will not help you loose weight…that it makes you hungrier and that you will most likely simply eat more “bad” foods to reward yourself…BLAH!

There is some good information in the article…BUT, it references that a pound of muscle will burn 4 more calories per day than fat…AT REST. It says if you gain 10 pounds of muscle and loose 10 pounds of fat, you will only be able to eat 40 calories more per day. WHAT?!?! Sure, at REST. Overall, I feel stories like this to be offensive as it seems to destroy ALL we work towards with clients, friends, family, colleagues and so on.

I’d like you guys input if you have time to read the article…I am hoping I rushed through it and missed something…I hope ;)

I have a LOT more to write about it, but I am sure it will come out in pieces as we all write about it.

Thanks!!

Jason

0 members like this

▶ Reply to This

Replies to This Discussion

Permalink Reply by Fentris Lane on September 14, 2009 at 2:19pm

Hi Jason ~ I read this article last month and passed it along to my clients. As you know, most people do workout to eat 'crap' or try to overcompensate with excessive cardio in the quest to be thin. Not a one of my clients would mention this article about exercise not making them thinner, for they all like to completely blow their nutrition (and did I mention pound the alcohol) and then complain to me that their bulking up. So sad!

▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by Jason C Powell on September 14, 2009 at 3:33pm

I hear ya...The body is not a bank account ;)

▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by oscar fajardo on September 25, 2009 at 10:07am

This article is full of nonsense. I can't believe this is coming from TIME magazine. I guess not everyone knows that a slice of pizza after a 45 min. cardio equals wasted time. This is really sad.

▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by Darrell Michnowicz on October 14, 2009 at 10:44pm

All I have to say about this article is WOW! haha

▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by Ben Whitney on January 15, 2010 at 10:16am

I know I'm a little late replying on this discussion. I saw the same article and I could not get through the whole thing (and I am a very open minded individual). Although Time magazine and all other media for that matter may work against me I will still spread the good word of fitness until the day I die!

▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by Marcos on October 6, 2010 at 6:46am

Great article, thanks.

▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by Saia Leng on November 12, 2010 at 3:08am

Great thing to read. Also as an additional tip, there are also ways you can lose weight faster like having gastric bypass surgery Arizona if you live near the area. But then again even after having a weight loss surgery it's still important to have proper eating habits and exercise.