-->Another Great Reason to Workout: You’ll Eat Less
When people become overweight it’s because they eat more than their bodies need. Duh, right? Well, as we gradually overeat, we slowly lose the ability to tell when we’re “full” and our bodies have had enough food. But researchers have discovered that exercise can help reset that button.
A team of researchers in Brazil found that when obese rats exercised they showed “signals of restored satiety in hypothalmic neurons.” This means the part of the brain that says “put down the fork” turned itself on. The rats’ food consumption decreased.
What does this mean for you?
It means that besides burning calories, exercise can help from a mental standpoint by decreasing your appetite and curbing cravings. Pretty cool, isn’t it?
So if you’re trying to lose weight and you haven’t been that great with managing your plate, think about adding exercise to help push that reset button. It’s just another really good reason to exercise.
What do you think?
Lisa
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I agree with this wholeheartedly! Why ruin the hard work of exercise by overeating?
And not only do you eat less, but you make healthier choices. After I bust my butt in the gym, there’s no way I’m going to pick up a greasy cheeseburger from a fast food restaurant.
Yup, Jonathan I agree completely. Probably the biggest pitfall for the regular exerciser is when they start calculating in their head how much they burned off and that it’s “ok” to have (fill in the blank fast food item here). L–
I think I’m going to take my kids out for a bike ride right now so when the Mr decides to bake, one cookie will be enough.
As always, thank you Lisa for sharing the right info and precisely the right time.