• wewbull@feddit.uk
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    5 months ago

    Yes and no.

    You have to eat less than you consume, and going to the gym doesn’t “burn calories” in a significant enough amount to make a difference. So there you’re right.

    However, the biggest factor in your consumption rate is how much muscle you have. You can be laying in bed, but your muscles still need feeding. You just don’t keep muscles very long laying in bed all the time.

    So, does the gym help weight loss? No, not directly, but increasing your muscle mass can.

    • NauticalNoodle@lemmy.ml
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      5 months ago

      to add to what you’re saying It seems counterproductive to overemphasize exercise over diet or vice-versa. I think adding perspective also helps. -Doing a quick google search it’s alleged that 1-lb of fat requires a caloric deficit of ~3500 calories. Walking 1-mile burns 100± calories which means it would require roughly 35-miles of walking to burn 1-lb of fat. -That’s a challenging proposition to acheive without adding extra food just for increased energy and as you added, that doesn’t necessarily account for increased muscle mass. It’s also pretty easy to develop a nutritional deficiency through diet alone and speaking anecdotally, I’ve never achieved much weight loss without a combination of both diet and exercise.