THE VIDEO SHELF · exercise and weight loss
We Need to Rethink Exercise (Updated Version)
Kurzgesagt explains why exercise alone does little for weight loss, since the body compensates by adjusting its total energy expenditure. It argues exercise is still very valuable for health.
Why HN readers recommended it
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
- Topic
- exercise and weight loss
- Format
- explainer
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 6
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2024–2025
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From the original HN conversations
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Like much of life it's more complicated than simple rules. It works for some people, but does not for everyone. As someone that has struggled with diet for the last decade or so these drugs have been a life saver. I've been able to eat …
mwmisner on Hacker News · 2024-10
In GLP-1 pills are coming, and they could revolutionize weight-loss treatmentJust doing more exercise doesn't actually help much with losing weight, as it turns out. The human body will optimize around even intense exercise to reduce calorie burn to a homeostatically stable level. The exercise will still make you healthier (and have some marginal extra …
crooked-v on Hacker News · 2024-10
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