Exercise Won't Help You Lose Weight

by Dr Michael Mosley for The Mail On Sunday PUBLISHED: 16:15 EST, 18 June 2016 | UPDATED: 01:35 EST, 19 June 2016

Doing exercise burns calories, so surely it will help you lose weight?
Unfortunately, that is not what usually happens.

The trouble is that people underestimate how much exercise they need to do. To burn off a muffin, you would have to run at least four miles at a moderate pace.

To burn 2 lb of fat, you would have to run at least two marathons.

We tend to reward ourselves for doing exercise by eating more, while unconsciously compensating for calories burnt by moving less.

Exercise is great for the heart and the brain, and it is an important way to control blood sugar levels. But cutting calories and changing what you eat is a more effective way to achieve weight loss.

Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...l#ixzz4C24P9lgO