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Do You Believe Exercise Won't Make You Thin?

Posted Sep 25 2009 12:47pm

Time.com ran an article entitled " Why Exercise Won't Make You Thin".  John Cloud presented statistics that show that obesity is increasing at the same time more people are committed to exercise.  Some researchers reported that some obese people exercise more than the average person.

 In contrast, I believe Steve Siebold from the Mental Toughness Blog would agree with me.  " The belief thatexercise won't make you thin" is delusional. 

Rationally, the more we exercise, the more calories we will burn.  Exercise works.  What people do in addition to exercise determines whether people become thin or obese.

"In general, for weight loss, exercise is pretty useless," says Eric Ravussin, chair in diabetes and metabolism at Louisiana State University and a prominent exercise researcher. 

John Cloud explained: "The basic problem is that while it's true that exercise burns calories and that you must burn calories to lose weight, exercise has another effect: it can stimulate hunger. That causes us to eat more, which in turn can negate the weight-loss benefits we just accrued. Exercise, in other words, isn't necessarily helping us lose weight. It may even be making it harder."

Again let me clarify this issue for you.  Don't blame exercise for failing to make people thin.  Attribute the failure to become thin following exercising, to people's failure to manage their increased appetite following exercise.

Exercise will make you thinner.  People's choices regarding eating and managing their lives will make them thin or obese.

Remember, We Live within the Environment Created by Our Choices!

Or in regard to this post, We Live in the Bodies Created by Our Choices!

Dr. Hal

Life and Mental Fitness Coach

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