Tag Archives: exercise and weight loss

Exercise – Knowledge vs Behaviour

Posted on March 11, 2011 by jameslamper

Exercise is important to maintain and improve health with sedentary lifestyles at an all-time high. By slowly increasing activity by just 10 minutes a day this is enough to provide health benefits over time. Preventing or delaying chronic conditions, such … Continue reading →

‘Light At Night’ Linked To Weight Gain, Perhaps Due To A Shift In Eating Times

Posted on October 18, 2010 by jameslamper

Researchers from Israel and the USA believe they have found evidence that demonstrates a link between obesity and metabolic disorders and exposure to LAN (light at night) in animal studies. They found that mice exposed to dim light during their … Continue reading →

Exercise leads to Weight Loss – The 3 Principles

Posted on December 11, 2009 by WeightMatters

On Tuesday I talked about the physical compensatory responses to exercise, metabolic adaptations and changes in appetite, and yesterday I discussed the compensatory behavioural changes, such as reward and compliance. Bottom line, exercise can produce different responses in all of … Continue reading →

Exercise Does Lead to Weight Loss – Behavioural Change

Posted on December 9, 2009 by WeightMatters

Yesterday I talked about reading an article by Dan Roberts in the Telegraph titled ‘Why your workout isn’t and the flaws in it’s argument in relation to the Physiological Adaptations which are Compensatory Responses to Exercise. I pointed out that … Continue reading →

Exercise Does Lead to Weight Loss – Part 1 of 5

Posted on December 8, 2009 by WeightMatters

Reading the article by Dan Roberts in the Telegraph today ‘Why your workout isn’t working’ is pretty lame and only shows a sensationalist view backed by poor understanding of the subject matter.  Fact: Exercise combined with healthy eating does lead … Continue reading →