• Banana@sh.itjust.works
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    15 days ago

    There are even more moving parts as far as weight loss goes! Heavier people tend to burn more calories, for example, and people with higher muscle content also burn more calories. Its not just about how much you move.

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      15 days ago

      Can’t forget, athletes performing a routine motion do it much more efficiently, expending less energy than a layperson to do the same thing. So a given body’s response to the same exercise can be expected to change over time, too (as they do it enough to get better at it, that is).