I did heavy duty martial arts for a few years without dieting. I didn't really lose weight, but I lost a lot of size. I wonder if they're not counting fat loss, but just pounds lost?

People who look at excercise only as a way to burn calories are missing the point. When I lift weights I'm not thinking "now I'm going to burn away that cake I ate earlier today". I'm thinking about the lean muscle I'm slowly building that in turn will burn calories and fat 24/7, even while I'm asleep. As already stated, excercise will tone and define the shape of your body, a must if you have lost a lot of weight.

Exactly. It's wrong to focus on exercise for any weight loss benefits. Exercises brings it's own rewards. Apart from being toned you also gain strength and fitness. It's a pleasure to be able to walk fast without getting exhausted and out of breath. It feels good to be able to lift heavy objects without having to call for help. It just feels plain good to be strong and fit.


And there is another, yet often ignored reason for excercise. After a certain age, the expression "use it or loose it" becomes very true. If you don't want to end up a frail little old lady that needs a walker to get around, you need to stay physically active in order to maintain your muscle mass.

I have been going to Curves since November. I have not lost any weight but I did lose a few inches. I am stronger and I have to work harder to get my heart rate up. Exercise is beneficial for what it is capable of doing.

That's why I don't exercise. But I am active (I walk everywhere possible, I hike, I dance, and I bike). I wish they would look at activity versus exercising. I don't believe formal exercising is necessary if we are active. The real problem is just getting out there and being active.

Actually, to give this article credit, they do talk more about physical activity and fitness rather than formal exercise. And they talk about being active for the activity's sake.


Yup! I've never had any weight-related benefit that I could tell from exercising. When I was maintaining, increasing or decreasing my exercise made no difference. The real difference being active does for me is that I feel so much better doing it. And I have fun!

Walking, hiking, dancing and biking are all exercise activities. So you do exercise.

No I don't. I refuse to think of it as exercise. Exercise is dull and leads nowhere. I won't do it.

you know, this is an excellent idea. I hadn't even thought about it. Thanks for posting this wonderful insight.

Can you actually do that ? I know you can donate your organs, and that skin is an organ, but I was under the impression that skin was something they would take from one part of your body to put elsewhere. So do they actually sometimes "transplant" skin from donors as well ?

And let's say this is possible, I wonder who would pay for removing the skin. Interesting question