Comments on: Here’s why I get fat when I exercise (part II) http://biopinionated.com/2009/08/13/heres-why-i-get-fat-when-i-exercise-part-ii/ Wed, 04 Jan 2012 14:42:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: The Intermittent Fasting Challenge « BIOpinionated http://biopinionated.com/2009/08/13/heres-why-i-get-fat-when-i-exercise-part-ii/#comment-703 Mon, 05 Apr 2010 11:21:27 +0000 http://biopinionated.com/?p=1727#comment-703 [...] I have concluded that the amount of exercise that I have time for is not sufficient as a dieting tool, my exercise [...]

]]> By: Tim http://biopinionated.com/2009/08/13/heres-why-i-get-fat-when-i-exercise-part-ii/#comment-578 Thu, 13 Aug 2009 20:41:33 +0000 http://biopinionated.com/?p=1727#comment-578 sorry; two followup points:

1. yes; eat less, eat better. definitely a fantastic thing to do, and it will help you lose weight. my argument is that exercise is getting a bad rap. good eating habits are excellent!

2. the 60-80% fat-burning zone has been around for a long time; I just pulled it from this site:

thanks for an excellent conversation, Nils!

]]> By: Tim http://biopinionated.com/2009/08/13/heres-why-i-get-fat-when-i-exercise-part-ii/#comment-577 Thu, 13 Aug 2009 20:37:59 +0000 http://biopinionated.com/?p=1727#comment-577 to hope to lose weight, you need sustained exercise with your heart rate in the ‘fat-burning zone’ (60-80%). for example: a 23 yr old male with resting HR of 65 (somewhat standard) needs to workout at a HR of about 150 bpm. that’s significant effort! (compare: I just ran 7 miles at about 9 mph, and my average HR was about 150 bpm.)

I disagree with the message that exercise won’t make you thin. the real message is this: you’ve been sold a false bill of goods. the exercise regimes that are touted by the general media won’t make you thin. it takes a lot more hard work than we’ve been led to believe.

]]> By: sciphu http://biopinionated.com/2009/08/13/heres-why-i-get-fat-when-i-exercise-part-ii/#comment-576 Thu, 13 Aug 2009 20:28:11 +0000 http://biopinionated.com/?p=1727#comment-576 Tim. fixed, thanks. Rebecca – seems like calorie restriction is the future. Torture when shopping for groceries though – the level of temptation out there is just unbearable sometimes.

]]> By: Rebecca Taylor http://biopinionated.com/2009/08/13/heres-why-i-get-fat-when-i-exercise-part-ii/#comment-575 Thu, 13 Aug 2009 20:12:34 +0000 http://biopinionated.com/?p=1727#comment-575 I experience the same. When I worked at UCSF, I walked 3 miles up enormous hills, to and from work everyday and took the stairs to the 9th floor several times a day. I did this for 3 years and did not lose a pound. In fact, I believe I gained a few. It wasn’t until I restricted my food intake that I lost 25 lbs.

]]> By: Tim http://biopinionated.com/2009/08/13/heres-why-i-get-fat-when-i-exercise-part-ii/#comment-574 Thu, 13 Aug 2009 13:38:11 +0000 http://biopinionated.com/?p=1727#comment-574 nice post, Nils! a quick editor note (sorry to be a nag) – ‘lose’ (verb) instead of ‘loose’ (adj). now I’m going off to read the original PLoS study. :-)

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