[scarface74]

Exercise has so many physical and mental health benefits. But even just looking at weight management alone, exercise tends to ramp up your metabolism for hours after each exercise session. Something that doesn't get captured by your tracker app or wearable gadget.

I was a part time fitness instructor for over a decade, but when people asked about losing weight, I would minimize the importance of exercise for weight loss - to the surprise of many.

Sure I ate like crap and maintained my weight, but between teaching 10 hours a week, training for runs and occasional weight lifting, I was easily burning an extra 1000+ calories a day. Most people aren't in the type of shape to burn that much in a reasonable amount of time.

Since I was being paid to workout, I was very consistent. How many people will consistently work out an average of two hours a day no matter what?

When I stopped teaching and started doing the minimum amount of exercise, I had to be much more careful about what I ate and I'm still 10-15 pounds heavier than I was at my prime.

I'm not trying to dismiss the other benefits of exercise, but weight loss isn't high on the list of benefits for most people - especially not walking or low impact exercise.