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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am in a few weight loss groups on Reddit - although I have lost 40 pounds I am still learning how to maintain it.  I use an Apple Watch to track my steps.  I know it's not 100% accurate but it's what I have and we can assume that if it overcounts one day, it will every day, so the comparison of the day to day is accurate enough.  Days when I am sick or it's gross out and I can't get over 2,000 steps in, I will only burn 1500 calories.  If I can get 8,000 steps (80 minutes of walking or about 4 miles) in, I'm looking at closer to 1800 calories.  So an hour of walking will burn about 300 calories extra.

Back to Reddit and questions about weight loss....people often ask "why am I not losing weight?  I go to the gym 4 times a week."  It's because lifting weights or going on the elliptical or doing a yoga class do not burn that many calories!  You are still living a sedentary life if you do not move all day and then work out.  You may change your body disposition but it's not enough to lose weight.

TLDR: if you want to lose weight, WALK MORE and stop acting like going to the gym is enough.  [/quote]

I do agree that walking is underrated because people neglect the importance of calories burned through non-exercise activity thermogenesis (NEAT)/he energy expended for everything we do that is not sleeping, eating or sports-like exercise.  Living a lifestyle where you move outside of scheduled movement is incredibly important.

At the same time I disagree that strength training is overrated. As we age building and maintaining muscle is incredibly important for posture and bone density.

Now "why am I not losing weight?  I go to the gym 4 times a week." the issue here is that people want to believe they need to do more/exercise more to lose weight when it reality that largely comes down to diet. You see it here too, everyone lists their activity/exercise classes, miles run but neglects what they are consuming. Diet for weight loss exercise for health. [/quote]

I agree with all of this.[/quote]

Yes.  Achieving and maintaining a healthy weight is at least 80/20 diet (what you consume, not being "on" a diet)/exercise.

The gym is overrated in the sense that you do not need to go to the gym to get a good workout, including strength training.  Yes, the gym will have more equipment, but you can get a good workout at home for a minimal financial investment and using minimal space in your home.[/quote]

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