Why Exercise Won't Make You Thin- article from TIME

[Guest guest]

I had issues with this article. Yes, if I work out for half an hour and then

get almost anything other than coffee from Starbucks I won't lose weight.

But I still think exercise is a valuable part of my weight-loss plan. The

important part is keeping track of what you eat and how much exercise you do

so you don't eat 1000 calories and think that's okay because you just burned

300. But if you're tracking your calorie intake (through Weight Watchers or

SparkPeople or just by writing everything down yourself) I think you're less

likely to go crazy with your after-exercise snack.

 

He does point out some of the problems with how we view exercise versus what

the reality is, but by the end he seems to say that people trying to lose

weight should reduce how much they exercise or even stop completely, and I

think that's completely ridiculous.

 

I've seen a few decent responses to this, here are my favorites so far:

http://www.burnthefatblog.com/archives/2009/08/why_time_magazine_owes_the_fit.ph\

p

http://www.dailyspark.com/blog.asp?post=the_great_exercise_debate_where_do_you_s\

tand

http://www.dailyspark.com/blog.asp?post=your_mind_on_exerciseorwhy_exercise_wont\

_turn_you_into_a_cookie_monster

 

On Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 10:24 AM, Karen Sussman <sussmank wrote:

 

> Why Exercise Won't Make You Thin

> Time magazine

> http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1914857-4,00.html

>

> Great article!!

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

The article was interesting, but it's got a tone that we all need to be

careful about. It's easy to read something like that and take away the

message that exercise is useless. That's the kind of whiz-bang headline

that sells magazines. But all it's saying is that exercise in a gym

isn't a panacea for weight loss, not that we don't have to do any

physical activity.

 

It would be a foolish thing to assume that an hour in a gym counteracts

overeating. We know that if we eat more calories than we burn, we gain

weight. It would be a mistake, though, simply to throw up our hands and

avoid it altogether. Exercise does help burn calories, it just isn't

enough all by itself.

 

Without exercise, losing weight would be a lot harder for me. I work out

5 days a week, running for 40 minutes and lifting weights for 20. In

Weight Watchers, that counts for 6 points I can add on the days I

exercise. I'm allowed 20 points without exercise. Obviously what I eat

is the major part of the program, and that extra 6 points isn't

insignificant. But it's just 6 points, not the whole nine yards.

 

Exercise is vital for good health as well as an important factor in

maintaining a healthy weight. I plan to keep on doing it!

 

Cheers,

 

Trish

[Guest guest]

Along with the mental health benefits you recieve from excersize and increased

heart rate. I am going to keep it up, too!

 

Cassie

" life's a garden, dig it! "

 

Sent from my iPhone

 

On Aug 21, 2009, at 7:21 AM, bantrymoon <bantrymoon wrote:

 

The article was interesting, but it's got a tone that we all need to be

careful about. It's easy to read something like that and take away the

message that exercise is useless. That's the kind of whiz-bang headline

that sells magazines. But all it's saying is that exercise in a gym

isn't a panacea for weight loss, not that we don't have to do any

physical activity.

 

It would be a foolish thing to assume that an hour in a gym counteracts

overeating. We know that if we eat more calories than we burn, we gain

weight. It would be a mistake, though, simply to throw up our hands and

avoid it altogether. Exercise does help burn calories, it just isn't

enough all by itself.

 

Without exercise, losing weight would be a lot harder for me. I work out

5 days a week, running for 40 minutes and lifting weights for 20. In

Weight Watchers, that counts for 6 points I can add on the days I

exercise. I'm allowed 20 points without exercise. Obviously what I eat

is the major part of the program, and that extra 6 points isn't

insignificant. But it's just 6 points, not the whole nine yards.

 

Exercise is vital for good health as well as an important factor in

maintaining a healthy weight. I plan to keep on doing it!

 

Cheers,

 

Trish

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Agreed Cassie! I have recently taken up riding my bicycle around town instead of

the bus. It takes less time and isn't nearly as hard as I had been thinking it

would be. Just took me to get up and out there a couple times to realize. And

yes, the mental benefits are great! :-)

 

Cindi

 

--- On Fri, 8/21/09, Cassie Dixon <roxy87cabriolet wrote:

 

Cassie Dixon <roxy87cabriolet

Re: Re: Why Exercise Won't Make You Thin- article

from TIME

" "

Friday, August 21, 2009, 4:54 AM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Along with the mental health benefits you recieve from

excersize and increased heart rate. I am going to keep it up, too!

 

 

 

Cassie

 

" life's a garden, dig it! "

 

 

 

Sent from my iPhone

 

 

 

On Aug 21, 2009, at 7:21 AM, bantrymoon <bantrymoon (AT) comcast (DOT) net> wrote:

 

 

 

The article was interesting, but it's got a tone that we all need to be

 

careful about. It's easy to read something like that and take away the

 

message that exercise is useless. That's the kind of whiz-bang headline

 

that sells magazines. But all it's saying is that exercise in a gym

 

isn't a panacea for weight loss, not that we don't have to do any

 

physical activity.

 

 

 

It would be a foolish thing to assume that an hour in a gym counteracts

 

overeating. We know that if we eat more calories than we burn, we gain

 

weight. It would be a mistake, though, simply to throw up our hands and

 

avoid it altogether. Exercise does help burn calories, it just isn't

 

enough all by itself.

 

 

 

Without exercise, losing weight would be a lot harder for me. I work out

 

5 days a week, running for 40 minutes and lifting weights for 20. In

 

Weight Watchers, that counts for 6 points I can add on the days I

 

exercise. I'm allowed 20 points without exercise. Obviously what I eat

 

is the major part of the program, and that extra 6 points isn't

 

insignificant. But it's just 6 points, not the whole nine yards.

 

 

 

Exercise is vital for good health as well as an important factor in

 

maintaining a healthy weight. I plan to keep on doing it!

 

 

 

Cheers,

 

 

 

Trish

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

I also have a bike but since we moved to the top of a hill, I have not been

riding it. It's too steep.By the way, my name is juliet and I'm from

England, a small town on the South East coast.

I have taken up swimming and have just planted out a vegetable patch with

lots of salad stuff and other veg.

 

2009/8/22 Cindi <cindi93069

 

>

>

> Agreed Cassie! I have recently taken up riding my bicycle around town

> instead of the bus. It takes less time and isn't nearly as hard as I had

> been thinking it would be. Just took me to get up and out there a couple

> times to realize. And yes, the mental benefits are great! :-)

>

> Cindi

>

> --- On Fri, 8/21/09, Cassie Dixon

<roxy87cabriolet<roxy87cabriolet%40>>

> wrote:

>

> Cassie Dixon <roxy87cabriolet<roxy87cabriolet%40>

> >

> Re: Re: Why Exercise Won't Make You Thin-

> article from TIME

> " <%40> "

> < <%40>

> >

> Friday, August 21, 2009, 4:54 AM

>

>

>

> Along with the mental health benefits you recieve from excersize and

> increased heart rate. I am going to keep it up, too!

>

> Cassie

>

> " life's a garden, dig it! "

>

> Sent from my iPhone

>

> On Aug 21, 2009, at 7:21 AM, bantrymoon <bantrymoon (AT) comcast (DOT) net> wrote:

>

> The article was interesting, but it's got a tone that we all need to be

>

> careful about. It's easy to read something like that and take away the

>

> message that exercise is useless. That's the kind of whiz-bang headline

>

> that sells magazines. But all it's saying is that exercise in a gym

>

> isn't a panacea for weight loss, not that we don't have to do any

>

> physical activity.

>

> It would be a foolish thing to assume that an hour in a gym counteracts

>

> overeating. We know that if we eat more calories than we burn, we gain

>

> weight. It would be a mistake, though, simply to throw up our hands and

>

> avoid it altogether. Exercise does help burn calories, it just isn't

>

> enough all by itself.

>

> Without exercise, losing weight would be a lot harder for me. I work out

>

> 5 days a week, running for 40 minutes and lifting weights for 20. In

>

> Weight Watchers, that counts for 6 points I can add on the days I

>

> exercise. I'm allowed 20 points without exercise. Obviously what I eat

>

> is the major part of the program, and that extra 6 points isn't

>

> insignificant. But it's just 6 points, not the whole nine yards.

>

> Exercise is vital for good health as well as an important factor in

>

> maintaining a healthy weight. I plan to keep on doing it!

>

> Cheers,

>

> Trish

>

>