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Re:What's the ultimate way to defy depression, disease and e... by throwaway0255 on Saturday October 07, 2017 @03:43PM (#15425341)
15 years of being very overweight and trying to lose weight through exercise = 1050 calories/hour only if I exercise at a level of intensity that risks injury and causes me to be practically bedridden for a week even without injury.

Your calculation is for a person who weighs 80kg, which is someone who doesn't need to lose any weight. People who have a lot of weight to lose aren't capable of running for an hour.

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Re:What's the ultimate way to defy depression, disease and e... by szemet on Saturday October 07, 2017 @04:32PM (#15425552)
Ok, but if you plan to do something(not just excercise) regularly, maybe it is better not to calculate with the initial costs/benefits but with the long term averages...

There are plenty of activities in life that initially only have costs and zero benfits - excercise at least consumes calories from day 1...

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Re:What's the ultimate way to defy depression, disease and e... by Fnoord on Saturday October 07, 2017 @05:34PM (#15425827)
> Your calculation is for a person who weighs 80kg, which is someone who doesn't need to lose any weight.

If you are 1m80, quite possibly. Don't forget it isn't just about BMI but also waist circumference. Obese men and alcoholics likely have high waist circumference.

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