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SYSK Choice: The New Science of Human Metabolism & The Real Reasons Wars Exist

Something You Should Know

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The Effect of Physical Activity on Energy Consumption

As you do more physical activity, your body is turning the knobs down on other tasks and kind of making room for that exercise. The top line number the total calories you burn every day actually doesn't change even between really different lifestyles. And it's in to spend it as sort of smartly as you can so if you spend a lot on exercise it'll spend lots of other stuff. That's the new logic I think that we have to accept for how our bodies burn calories.

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