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Re:1min high-intensity exercise 3x a week improves fitness a... by hhmc on Wednesday January 25, 2023 @05:33AM (#34516706)
It's 'basal metabolic rate' not 'base', and it's not going to change materially over a year, even with a shift to inactivity.
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Re:1min high-intensity exercise 3x a week improves fitness a... by ohgodplsno on Wednesday January 25, 2023 @07:19AM (#34517386)
Muscle atrophy from not maintaining exercise for a year will absolutely make your BMR change. In the same way, spend a year at the gym lifting weights and your BMR will absolutely go up, even if at the same weight.
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Re:1min high-intensity exercise 3x a week improves fitness a... by hhmc on Wednesday January 25, 2023 @03:42PM (#34523900)
Change, but not materially, maybe 5% or something that doesn't really move the needle like the claim of 500 calories.
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