Most
people around the globe, or should I say people who are living in cities and
have jobs that comprise of degradation in terms physical and mental health, of
course with a few exceptions. Many of them in the year of their enlightenment
join gyms and start to starve themselves to death even opt for liposuction
(though they are not eligible for it) or start taking fitness pills (like
something of that sort even exists). This may or may not in exceptional cases
help them in losing weight and attain their dream figure/muscular body,
respectively for ladies and gentlemen but it sure will have a sliming effect on
their wallets whatsoever. Keep up with me and I’ll show you how and to what
reality I am leading you.
First
of all, getting slim and fit is a long term dedication with your body as you
keep your mind in the clear in terms of doubts as to, “Why do I even need to do
this? I am gonna die anyways” and so on….
Science
behind weight loss
The
only layman concept one needs to grasp is that if a person consumes X calories
a day and exerts such that its tantamount to X+1 amount of intake; THAT ‘1’ is
actually what you have lost. Similarly, if you exercise an equivalent of X-1
amount of intake; you’re going to have a net effect of that ‘1’ factor that
still exists. Moving on….
Next
it is never possible to lose even an ounce if you think you can just stuff your
belly with whatever crap you think tastes good and hours later scram for the
gym for a couple of hours to nullify that exact calorie intake. That is theory
and theory is never acceptable in real life.
Dr.
Yoni Freedhoff, an assistant professor at the University of Ottawa notes a study in the journal Current Biology, where the authors propose the fascinating
idea of “constrained total energy expenditure.”
Also Read: Low Calorie Snacks for Weight Loss
Also Read: Low Calorie Snacks for Weight Loss
In
short, the number of calories you burn doesn’t go up in a straight line with
increased physical activity. Meaning that the human body being adaptive to all
situations (which is a miracle by itself) adapts itself to the routine and
enables minimum required energy to be spent. The calories that were burnt at a
rate of 200 per hour while running in the first week would slowly decrease to a
point and stay consistent unless there is a change in terrain, speed,
intensity, order or frequency of that specific exercise. Sounds
counter-intuitive, right?
To
test the idea, the researchers looked at the total energy expenditures, resting
metabolic rates, and physical activity levels of 332 adults (with a nearly
50-50 representation of sexes) from five populations: South Africa, Ghana,
Jamaica, Seychelles, and the United States. They made sure to control for
variables like weight, age, height, body fat, and so on.
Result?
Exercise has a grandly lesser effect at weight loss as compared to controlling
what you eat. But that is no excuse for not working out as this part is where
you get to experience and improve teamwork, endurance, dedication and muscle
generation.
Hence
proved: Get fit in the gym, lose weight in the kitchen.
And
our winner today and forever (until there comes a new scientific breakthrough)
is Food control/management.
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