And my point that I've repeated over and over, is that the benefit of exercise is far broader than just merely numerically burning calories. It is in all these other beneficial effects that it can indirectly help. Focusing solely on calories in calories out is a big mistake when improving health and/or tackling obesity.
Kirby64|1 year ago
For improving health? Certainly I’d agree. You have to be quite overweight before the risk factors really catch up.
For tackling obesity? Absolutely disagree. You’re asking someone who is likely making poor choices with food and exercise to make multiple lifestyle changes. We want something that’s going to be able to adherent to the broader populous. Saying you need both exercise and dieting to lose weight is a setup for failure. The predominantly most important factor in losing weight is diet. Exercise helps you be more healthy, but doesn’t meaningfully help you lose weight.