This episode kicks off our series on Exercise for Health. In this series we will highlight several benefits that exercise has on general health as well as the current literature examining the potential mechanisms providing these benefits, if there is an optimal mode/intensity/timing of exercise, and much more! This episode starts by framing everyone’s expectations of exercise, especially when it comes to eliciting weight loss. 

What should the expected weight loss from an exercise regimen be? Is more exercise better? This discussion covers all of these concepts and more as we discuss a recent article that was published in the journal of Medicine and Science in Sport and Exercise entitled, “ Exercise for Weight Loss: Further Evaluating Energy Compensation with Exercise”.

Manuscript DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000002376

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Link to NYT article: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/09/well/move/to-lose-weight-with-exercise-aim-for-300-minutes-a-week.html

Link to Opinion Piece in response to NYT article: https://conscienhealth.org/2020/12/exercise-for-weight-loss-the-lie-that-wont-die/

Link to Yoni Freedhoff's twitter thread discussing this paper and NYT article coverage: https://twitter.com/YoniFreedhoff/status/1337040020398600194

Time Stamps

Introduction                                                                                              00:00:00 – 00:03:55

Catch Up (Alec’s delusions about Cleveland Sports)                          00:03:55 – 00:16:52

Manuscript Background                                                                          00:16:52 – 00:27:24

Methods and MATH Models                                                                   00:27:24 – 00:49:45

Results                                                                                                      00:49:45 – 01:00:58

Caloric Intake Regulation in Response to Energy Expenditure           01:00:58 – 01:18:41

Wrap Up and Take Home Message                                                       01:18:41 – End

 

Supporting Article from Kansas Med and Texas Tech DOI: 10.1002/oby.23022