You ask yourself a lot of questions about this. Two questions arise: what sport to lose weight and can you lose weight without doing sport? Here are some indications and truths about this relationship which still remains a beautiful combination.
Does sport make you lose weight?
“What sport to lose weight, doctor? »I am often asked, with a slightly fearful or resolutely determined look …
Indeed for many people, one of the main reasons to (re) take up sport is to lose weight. I’ll tell you right away, I’m against the grain of what people generally think: no, sport does not make you lose weight. Explanations.
If you exercise in a natural way (not extreme practices), your body – which is a very well oiled machine – will make you eat more to recoup what you have spent! In priority, calcium, vitamins and minerals.
By playing sports, you raise your body temperature. When this temperature increases, you burn more calories … Sport therefore allows you to burn more calories but two small things follow one another:
- The guilt : Admit it, after a good workout we often have less scruples to have a little pleasure. It’s natural ! The body also asks for that!
- Most of the time, we do not know the number of calories actually eliminated during the sports session and the meals that follow are not suitable for weight loss.
Which sport for losing weight ? Answer: food exercise
To lose weight, sport or not,weight loss equation always stays the same, remember it well: the expenditure of energy must be greater than the consumption of energy – by energy, understand calories.
To lose weight while playing sports, the right solution is simple: either you play sports but strictly maintain the same diet, or you accompany the sport of a diet – in which case if you stick to it. you will lose faster weight (never excess, I remind you).
Sport and diet: a slimming booster… psychological!
Studies have shown that when I exercise during the diet I am much more motivated to do it… and to stick to it! Why ? When you exercise, you secrete dopamine, a small wellness hormone that is always welcome.
Then you see well faster results of your diet and it is obviously a motivating factor when each week we perceive, in addition to the physical tone, his silhouette is regularly refined.
This satisfaction then leads to a virtuous reflex: we pay more attention to what we put on our plate so as not to ruin the results obtained after all these efforts. Little tip, we try to bring a little more protein and fewer calories (an egg white pancake with feta on top and some vegetables, it works very well).
Yes… but what sport to lose weight?
“Thank you doctor, but what sport to lose weight? »: Any physical activity is good to take! Remember the equation: To lose weight, calorie expenditure must be greater than calorie consumption.
The best sport to lose weight is the one you prefer ! The one that you will enjoy practicing regularly, not a weekly punishment that you will end up giving up after a while and which will send you back permanently to your sofa.
I would add that on a daily basis, we can already change certain habits: walking rather than transport – walk during which you will do 10 minutes of brisk walking, climb to the second without the elevator etc. are already a first step. Forward!
