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Re:Exercise may be the 'most potent medical intervention eve... by CJefferson on Thursday January 02, 2025 @12:08AM (#42571808)
Speaking as someone who, over a few years, lost about 50kg, the problem is that when I most needed to lose weight, my body couldn’t put up with enough cycling or swimming to burn useful calories.

I found it very funny that I spent about 2 years eating less so I could get better at cycling, then suddenly had to start eating more, once I was down 50kg, because I was getting faint on very long cycles.

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Re:Exercise may be the 'most potent medical intervention eve... by ch4s3 on Thursday January 02, 2025 @12:20AM (#42571885)
At a certain weight, walking is the exercise.
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Re:Exercise may be the 'most potent medical intervention eve... by dataviz1000 on Thursday January 02, 2025 @12:34AM (#42571962)
> 23 and 1/2 hours: What is the single best thing we can do for our health https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUaInS6HIGo
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Re:Exercise may be the 'most potent medical intervention eve... by Fricken on Thursday January 02, 2025 @12:58AM (#42572073)
Cyclists typically have enough energy stored up to ride for about 90 minutes without needing to refuel. For me it's 90 minutes on the button, and it doesn't seem to matter what I've eaten beforehand or how hard I push myself.
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Re:Exercise may be the 'most potent medical intervention eve... by mu53 on Thursday January 02, 2025 @01:27AM (#42572217)
Its recovery keeping up with expenditure. -1000 cal deficits limit recovering from muscle/ligaments soreness leading to build up of stress that is more damaging than simply not eating
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