Why Exercise Is A Bad Way To Lose Weight

Mark Sisson sits down with his co-author Brad Kearns to discuss the theory of constrained energy expenditure, metabolic flexibility, and why "move more/eat less", while technically true, is bad advice for people trying to lose weight longterm.

[fleadoggreen]

I exercise because it makes me feel younger and stronger and a general feel better about myself

[authyfortytwo]

Moral of the day is having a bad diet while exercising is why it failed. That is why having a healthy diet plan with workout is good. Working out is not just for losing weight it’s good for gaining stamina and strength. Like if you want to carry luggage or move up stairs.

[blitzkrieg]

I am a mountain hiker. I hike about 20 miles per week. Lots of incline. I never bother to weigh myself. I don't care what the scale says. My body now looks better than it did thirty years ago. My BMI improved so much that my entire body composition changed. My clothes fit great. Especially the waist bands. Any fat that I used to have has been replaced by lean muscle mass. I am very strong now. My blood circulation is so great. I never get cold. My complexion looks incredible due to all the blood circulation. My lungs and heart are in great shape. It's not always about weight (number on scale). It's about how you look. How your clothes fit. When the compliments start pouring in, you know that exercise is doing you some serious good!

[MK-hhvo]

This is such an important message! I learned this by accident! My life is better for it. "Work out" for muscle tone and possible mental clarity but not to "burn fat"! I can sit still for a year and lose massive amounts of fat by simply eating the right foods at the right time.

[InTheNow]

Good content. The Golden 80/20 Rule: Moderate exercise (20%) and reduction of caloric intake (80%).

[neadster]

Exercise, is nothing more than a tool in the tool chest of each persons overall health and lifestyle....much needed, I might add.

[hotbird]

This gentleman just gave a solution on a golden plate to the global food shortage.

[SibleySteve]

He is correct. In 2021 I lost 40 pounds by reducing calories. I stroll casually 10, 000 steps per day, which is very casual, no cardio at all. My dog likes to stop to sniff every 20 feet so my walking is not really exercise. My thesis is that the weight fell off because I cut out snacking.

[tennyis]

I've had very good success using exercise to lose weightfor about 20lbs. I had a 100 to lose and after about 20 I just couldn't keep up with the exercise. Using your videos, fasting and doing a ketogenic diet for the most part i've dropped 85lbs. I've barely exercised at all but i'm at the point now that I want to start adding some muscle back andgetting into better shape.

[michaelmerback]

This is one of the most eye opening and life changing fundamental pieces of fat loss and overall health that I have ever come across . Thank you Mark and to your team . I am enjoying your book two meals a day right now . You have been a huge blessing to me and my family by your insight into health and fitness . Also by watching you and how you live is an inspiration to me. I truly thank you .

[Cjzdrums]

Thank you Mark! I have tapped into this recently, it’s life changing. Almost hard to believe at first. It’s re-training your body in other words.

[michaelfortney]

I have lost a lot of weight over a 40 year period. I have used intense exercise and calorie restriction. What happened to me was I got addicted to extreme exercise because it gave me a real high...but I ate like crazy. My experience is calorie restriction combined with intermittent fasting and or time restricted eating and walking at a brisk pace about 3-4 times a week works best for ME. Plus if you get hurt or wear out a joint and you stop exercising your screwed because you will over eat but not burn off the calories like before you got hurt.

[andycormier]

This video eloquently describes what I know to be true deep in my bones: REDUCED CALORIES WORKS. The scale started moving for me ONLY when I stopped listening to what all the calorie calculators on the internet were suggesting.

I treated my weight loss like an experiment, and I found that a 1, 500 calorie a day target with a loose intermittent fasting schedule is what works best for me.

I'm alert & have a ton of energy. I now consider exercise as solely a benefit to my brain.

[melissadavis]

Mark Sisson is the OG of anything regarding the topic on metabolic flexibility !!

[louismartinet]

As a lifelong endurance athlete I have battled to maintain my ideal weight. Working out 4 hours a day was not working. Recently I changed my diet to low carb paleo type of diet and changed my eating habits. I re-emerged from retirement and reduced my workouts significantly. The result has been significant, 30 lbs or weight loss, maintaining muscle mass, reduced resting pulse and less desire to eat bad foods. I am looking forward to returning to a reduced workout level and seeing an overall improvement.

[Erinski]

Keto with intermittent fasting is really working well for me, and the concepts in this video really back up why that's happening.

[jrg]

"Cut back on the amount of food we eat." Food companies losing their minds. No no...you need to eat meals and snacks and if you're hungry, why wait?

[ONELIFELIVEITOZ]

I’m 56 T2D reversed. I do Keto OMAD. Brilliant. Keto fueled now. Eat really well whole real food. Was hard at first but worth it. Thanks.

[DC-ihbv]

So.. fasting is the secret. Going long periods with no food and your body using stored fat as energy. I’ve been doing it and it’s amazing on your 16-17 hr of fasting, your not craving food. You feel great and focused too.
My weakness is the coffee with cream at 4 am.

[David-kdmf]

Big missing info from this is the need to deal with toxins in fat once tapping into excess stored body fat. Much of the adipose has polyunsaturated fat which when burned is highly inflammatory. Vitamin C and a liver support like milk thistle would probably be advisable. Also ashwaganda to deal with stress of weightloss. Melatonin possibly for better sleep while in caloric deficit.