I was reading this:
And one of the claims is:
- Walking is better for our metabolism than going to the gym
Engaging in low-level activity across the course of the day is better for regulating your metabolism than engaging small bits of intense but infrequent activity.
People tend to overestimate the benefits of going to the gym and pounding out an hour on the treadmill when they’ve been inactive for the rest of the day, says Shane. In fact, he says this behaviour can lead to “exercise induced inactivity. Basically, your body is saying you’ve gone and hunted, you’ve got the wildebeest, you’ve killed it, you’re sitting down, you can eat. And your metabolic rate actually drops.”
“We’re built for regular rhythmic movement,” so sitting around all day, engaging in a serious bout of activity, and then heading back to the couch is “not speaking to how we evolved as humans.”
But there is no research cited. I wanted to know what Fitness thought of this?
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