Re:How food powers your body's metabolism
by SoftTalker on Friday October 28, 2022 @01:27PM
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Yes exercise helps, and has benefits besides burning more calories. But unless your calorie surplus is small, it's not going to be possible to "burn off" overeating by exercising.
If you need to burn 3,500 excess calories to lose a pound of fat, that means you need a 500 calories per day deficit for a week. A single fast-food burger such as a Big Mac is more than that.
Generalized, you can't make up for bad diet with more exercise.
And, you need a calorie surplus to build muscle. So if you are trying to get strong, you need to eat.
If you need to burn 3,500 excess calories to lose a pound of fat, that means you need a 500 calories per day deficit for a week. A single fast-food burger such as a Big Mac is more than that.
Generalized, you can't make up for bad diet with more exercise.
And, you need a calorie surplus to build muscle. So if you are trying to get strong, you need to eat.