Exercise reduces the amount of calories burned at rest in people with obesity, according to a new study by researchers from the Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology (SIAT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the University of Roehampton.
The study, published in Current Biology on August 27, found that people who exercise burn fewer calories on body maintenance, therefore markedly reducing the calorie burning gains of exercise. This reduction in energy burned at rest was most pronounced in individuals with obesity and also, to a lesser extent, in older adults.
Analysis based on data from 1,750 adults in the IAEA doubly labelled water database (dlwdatabase.org) showed that in individuals with the highest BMI, 51% of the calories burned during activity translated into calories burned at the end of the day. For those with normal BMI, however, 72% of calories burned during activity were reflected in total expenditure.
The researchers investigated the effects of activity on energy expenditure and how these effects differ between individuals.
Very interesting paper. From my understanding it explains why my wife fails to loose weight at times. She will often try to compensate for extra calories with extra exercise. From my understanding unless you have a normal BMI this gets more difficult the higher your BMI. So to gain the best result you reduce weight and as that drops you increase exercise to burn more calories, However exercise as other benefits other than burning calories such as cardiovascular improvement etc.
Hi, I am no dietician but, as I had a raised BMI I read around and it looks like the only way to reduce BMI is to eat well but eat less. I was above 14 st; since I cut down to two meals a day (plus a few nibbles) and gone for walks and even cycle rides, I am now down to 12 1/2 st. It was the reduction in intake that achieved this for me. 🙂
Found this article very interesting 2greys , not good for those aiming at better weight loss and more research needed I feel. Think Badbessie summed it up well . I still have to exercise as it lowers blood pressure , strengthens muscles to my joints, improves lung capacity ect ect. But does not seem to help my weight problem. Can't win em all cvan we? Thanks for the articles this week enjoy your weekend.
How annoying, it seems the odds are stacked against fatties! I think steroids are often to blame with us lung buddies. When I came off them I lost all my excess weight without even trying
That was handy then! I’ve been underweight in years past and it’s much harder to put weight on than it is to lose it, imo. I put on nearly 20lbs on long-term pred & had to restrict my diet a lot, otherwise it would’ve been even more
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