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by throwaway0255 3171 days ago
15 years of being very overweight and trying to lose weight through exercise = 1050 calories/hour only if I exercise at a level of intensity that risks injury and causes me to be practically bedridden for a week even without injury.

Your calculation is for a person who weighs 80kg, which is someone who doesn't need to lose any weight. People who have a lot of weight to lose aren't capable of running for an hour.
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szemet 3171 days ago
Ok, but if you plan to do something(not just excercise) regularly, maybe it is better not to calculate with the initial costs/benefits but with the long term averages...

There are plenty of activities in life that initially only have costs and zero benfits - excercise at least consumes calories from day 1...

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Fnoord 3171 days ago
> Your calculation is for a person who weighs 80kg, which is someone who doesn't need to lose any weight.

If you are 1m80, quite possibly. Don't forget it isn't just about BMI but also waist circumference. Obese men and alcoholics likely have high waist circumference.

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