New Research Shows Exercise Makes You FAT?

Are you an avid exerciser – but only during certain parts of the year?

Do you frequently start an exercise program, only to stop it after a few weeks?

Have you noticed your waist seems to be expanding?

Would you find it hard to believe that the vicious cycle – starting and stopping an exercise program – could be the reason why you’re gaining weight?

The problem with people and exercise is: getting people addicted to the exercise so they stick with it.

Now, throughout the year, there may be times where you don’t go to the gym everyday – but maybe three times a week.

They are NOT the people we are talking about.

Those who start a program only to stop it a few weeks later, and then pick it back up a few months later, are the ones who are at the highest risk.

Cycle of Starting and Stopping

Now, you already know that exercise – or lack of it – may cause you to lose or gain weight.

And you know that sticking to an exercise plan would be the smartest thing for your health, losing weight, and feeling good about yourself.

But what happens when you start a program only to stop it a few months later?

Well, there may be some severe consequences when it comes to your waistline.

In fact, a new study shows that people who frequently start and stop an exercise program – or increase and decrease activity - may be at a greater risk of GAINING weight, than if you didn’t start the program at all.

Now, before you see the results, you should know that this involved starting and stopping a running program and the changes in fat levels associated with it.

Okay, so ready for it…

They found that those who lowered their running distance every week showed a FOUR times greater INCREASE in weight.

Comparatively, they showed that those who INCREASED their running distance by 16 km per week showed significantly more weight loss.

They determined that weight loss from increasing exercise was equal to – or greater – than weight gained from decreasing exercise.

What did they conclude?

“Weight gained because of reductions in weekly exercise below 30 kcal/kg in men and 15 kcal/kg in women may not be reversed by resuming prior activity. Current Institute of Medicine (IOM) guidelines (i.e., maintain total energy expenditure at 160% of basal) agree with the men’s exercise threshold for symmetric weight change with changing exercise levels. Asymmetric weight changes below this threshold may contribute to weight gain among less-active subjects.”

Simply put: Starting and stopping (or decreasing your exercise time) may lead to more weight gain and less overall weight loss results when compared to maintaining or increasing your exercise alone.

Keep On Exercising

For those of you who have started and stopped an exercise program, this article is for you!

Frequently starting and stopping an exercise program has been shown to increase your weight, therefore, adding unwanted pounds to your frame.

So if you want to keep fit and trim all summer long, make sure you exercise often and don’t stop just because the weather turns nice!

Keep moving and you can be sure that you will be making healthy changes (weight loss, lower blood pressure, etc.) to your body and your health!

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