Myth of burning calories by exercising

weight does not budge even though all those hours spent on the treadmill, in the swimming pool, on the yoga mat.'''''''' list goes on may lie in a new study conducted by US researchers which says that people who work out for long durations often tend to lose the improvement through payment of the predicted weight loss by increased calorie eating. Think of the umpteen times you satisfied yourself with that post-exercise piece of pizza.
What the researchers in their staccato scientific terms call compensation may actually mean the oily samosa, worth 150 Kcal, which can be offset by 25 minutes of running on the treadmill or that one scoop of ice cream, worth 120 calories, that may be neutralised with 30 minutes of table tennis that you occasionally reward yourself with. Predictably city experts do not appreciate what they call an attempt to undermine the importance of exercise but at the same time accept the inherent finding of the study that diet is as important as exercise in achieving weight loss.

Says Dr Anoop Misra, head of the department of diabetes , obesity and metabolism , Fortis Hospital: I have seen the study. It does not take away in any way from the known advantages of regular exercise like prevention of diabetes , heart disease fatty liver etc. As for weight loss, we are always very clear that diet and exercise go hand in hand and there are various combinations of the two that work for different people. It is a fact that exercising does not mean the licence to eat what you want and unhealthy eating will show.