In postmenopausal women, most people do not lose as much body fat as expected when they increase their exercise, because their bodies adjust energy use in ways that offset some of the calories...
Mechanism
Synthesis from 1 study
When postmenopausal women exercise more, their bodies often respond by making them hungrier and burning fewer calories when they're not active. This cancels out much of the calorie burn from exercise, so they don't lose as much fat as you'd expect.
Most probable mechanism
When these women exercise more, their bodies respond by making them feel hungrier so they eat more, and also slowing down how many calories they burn when they're not moving. This means the extra calories burned from exercise get canceled out by eating more or burning less at rest, so they don't lose as much fat as expected.
Increased hunger signaling leads to higher daily energy intake
Resting metabolic rate decreases to conserve energy
Evidence from Studies
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Dose–response effects of aerobic exercise on energy compensation in postmenopausal women: combined results from two randomized controlled trials
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