The nutritionist María de los Ángeles García García, popularly known as Boticaria García or Marián García, has shared a new health council on their social networks for all those who are currently trying to lose weight. And it is that many may be wondering what influences more when losing weight, food or exercise?
Through a publication on their social networks in collaboration with Magas magazine, the scientific disseminator explained to her followers the way in which both food and physical exercise directly influence weight loss.
” In an article published by the Obesity magazine, it was observed that the average weight loss in a group of women was higher in the group that followed a diet and exercised, lost 10.8% of weight, compared to the one that only followed a good diet, lost 8.5% of weight, and the group that only exercised, which lost 2.4%, ”
This may seem quite unusual this last data if we consider that it always affects the importance of including physical exercise in our routine to maintain a good healthy life and to lose weight. However, the expert clarified that exercise is not going to help us lose weight. ” ‘Exercise just to lose calories is not a good approach.’ ‘
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As explained, to burn a soda with sugar, about 140 calories, it is necessary to walk about 30 minutes. The same happens to burn a chocolate palm (300 calories). ” You have to run more than 30 minutes, ” he added. So, should sport put aside? According to Boticaria García, leaving physical exercise is a mistake, especially strength training, which is essential in the strategy to lose weight.
” But not because we are going to compensate calories, but because we are going to generate muscle. And this in addition to increasing our metabolic expense, will improve our systems inside and will facilitate that weight loss is maintained over time, ” the expert concluded.
