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The reasons why some people can't lose weight have been identified
Last reviewed: 01.07.2025
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Women in pursuit of an ideal figure and hoping to get rid of extra annoying kilograms go on diets, start actively visiting gyms, constantly increasing the load. After all, it is known that physical exercises are extremely useful: they turn fatty tissue into elastic muscles. However, it often happens that going to the gym does not get rid of extra kilograms, but on the contrary, adds them and makes women even fatter. Research shows that it is impossible to achieve significant weight loss only by doing sports, as a result of which you can become the owner of extra kilograms.
Firstly, sports not only burn calories, but also increase appetite. Therefore, you need to exercise moderately in order not to gain back the calories you just burned. You can’t burn a lot of fat during training. Eating immediately before training or even a light snack during exercise will prevent you from burning calories. Even sports professionals note that eating before training is contraindicated. And in order to ensure successful burning of calories, you need to combine different types of training, and also eat 2-4 hours before training. Energy drinks should also not be consumed immediately before exercise.
In addition, many trainers report that you should not expect quick results from sports, since in order to lose 1 kg, you need to burn 8,000 calories. To achieve the desired effect, you should reduce the duration of training to 20-30 minutes, and increase their intensity to 30-60 seconds.
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