When people burn calories through cardiovascular exercise, their bodies often respond by increasing food intake or reducing daily movement, which can limit the amount of fat lost overall.
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Multilevel metabolic adaptation to exercise training
When people exercise more, their bodies sometimes slow down other activities like resting metabolism or moving around less during the day, so they don’t burn as many extra calories as expected. This study shows that’s exactly what happens.
Why did Bob stop losing weight? We need to talk about energy expenditure compensation.
When you exercise a lot, your body sometimes slows down other energy uses—like fidgeting or digestion—to save energy, so you don’t lose as much weight as you expect.
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