A lot of people think that if you work out a lot you will lose weight without working on your diet. Unfortunately, exercise does not give you a lot of bang for your buck on losing weight. If you are going to focus on either diet or exercise you will be more successful if you forget about exercise and work on your diet.
Do you know how many calories equal one pound? 3500! So, to lose one pound of fat you have to burn 3500 calories. Conversely to gain one pound you have to take in the same amount.
Unfortunately, the human body does not burn many calories through exercise. If the average person runs one mile, they will burn only 100 calories. So, to lose one pound of weight through exercise alone you have to exercise the equivalent of running 35 miles! Hope you got some comfortable running shoes.
On the other hand however, if you decrease your calories by 500 every day it is the equivalent of running 5 miles a day. This can add up fairly quickly.
Exercise and running is important and it adds up over time, but if you rely on it alone you will not get very far (No pun intended).
Dr. Watson
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Very nice! I never knew the calorie to pound. I would run on the treadmill and think "phew, i burned 300 calories" but that isn't even my 6" Veggie Sub on honey oat. How many calories does the average person burn during the day?
ReplyDeleteEverybody is different depending on your weight and metabolic rate. The ironic thing is that the heavier you weigh the higher your metabolic rate. Most people probably burn between 1600-2000 calories per day. Don't forget to throw some protein (meat) on your next sandwich.
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