Many studies on former “weight losers” have demonstrated a significant decline in the basal metabolic rate after calorie deprivation. It was found that this slow down has persisted for many years, and possibly even indefinitely despite the restoration of the…
Do exercises alone result in a weight loss?
Physical exercises are extremely beneficial for our health from multiple perspectives. But, if we are strictly looking at the weight loss/weight management effect of the exercise, the answer is somewhat surprising and not straightforward. There is no doubt that strenuous…
Basal metabolic rate
Is an amount of calories your body burns in the rest state just to maintain the physiologic functions. For average sized humans it’s around 1600-1800 calories/day for women and men correspondingly. Check your BMR at http://www.bmi-calculator.net/bmr-calculator/ This number is not…