Whoops, we got sidetracked; back to burning off the cupcake at the gym. There are other reasons why this line of thinking is problematic. The first is that the trackers we use to measure caloric expenditures are inaccurate. They tend to overestimate caloric burn at low intensity and underestimate caloric expenditure at high intensity.2,3
Another compounding factor is a compensation effect in basal metabolic rate for exercise energy expenditure. This means we burn more calories during exercise, but then burn less throughout the rest of the day. It’s estimated that this accounts for a 28% lower calorie expenditure from exercise for lean individuals and a 50% reduction for obese individuals.4
We address this by teaching people to look at calorie intake as a budget. You have a cupcake, great! Enjoy it, love it, don’t feel like you have to earn it, but account for it in your calorie budget and adjust.
Learn even more from Richard Harris at this year’s PCCA International Seminar 2022, where he will share more Myth Busters: Fat Loss Edition! Check out the full agenda and register today at www.PCCAInternationalSeminar.com .
References
1. Chesney E, Goodwin GM, Fazel S. (2014). Risks of all-cause and suicide mortality in mental disorders: a meta-review. World Psychiatry,13(2):153-160. doi:10.1002/wps.20128
2. Passler S, Bohrer J, Blöchinger L, Senner V. (2019 Aug 22). Validity of Wrist-Worn Activity Trackers for Estimating VO2max and Energy Expenditure. Int J Environ Res Public Health, 16(17):3037. doi:10.3390/ijerph16173037
3. Germini F, Noronha N, Borg Debono V, et al. (2022 Jan 21). Accuracy and Acceptability of Wrist-Wearable Activity-Tracking Devices: Systematic Review of the Literature. J Med Internet Res., 24(1):e30791. doi:10.2196/30791
4. Careau V, Halsey LG, Pontzer H, et al. (2021). Energy compensation and adiposity in humans. Curr Biol.;31(20):4659-4666.e2. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2021.08.016
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