When losing weight, modifying habits is key, and in this sense science has shown that diet has the last word because it is the only one that can help us achieve the required caloric deficit. Nevertheless, Although diet is the most important thing, exercise is also very helpful to lose weight and we will tell you why.
Exercise and its many advantages when losing weight
In addition to contributing to the achievement of a negative energy balance and allowing the diet to be more flexible, exercise can offer us many other advantages when losing weight.
Although energy expenditure increases when we do more physical activity, it is known that we are not efficient at burning calories when we move and in this way the diet is decisive.
However, exercise has shown that can improve self-control and be so helpful to carry out a balanced and hypocaloric diet over time.
Similarly, physical activity has been linked to a increase in self-esteem, and if we want to eat better, it is very useful to feel comfortable with our own body as it favors the achievement of a healthier diet.
There are also studies that have observed that physical inactivity is associated with a poor diet with poor quality. Therefore, moving more can undoubtedly contribute to a healthier and more useful diet when losing weight.
Other benefits of exercise, beyond calories and its influence on diet
As if that weren’t enough, exercise can indirectly benefit our attempts to lose weight by reduce stress and help us sleep better all factors that influence the regulation of food intake.
In addition, increases the percentage of lean mass and contributes to the burning of fat improving body composition, something not only favorable when losing weight, but also when maintaining lost weight; since the higher the percentage of lean mass, the lower the chances of suffering rebound affect.
Finally, exercise can improve the relationship with our weight and our body image, Helping us in this way take care of our health while we lose weight by modifying our habits.
For all this, Although diet is the most important thing when losing weight, exercise is very helpful As we have shown before and for that reason, we recommend its regular practice together with a hypocaloric diet when we seek to lose weight.
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