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Old Mar 07, 2020, 07:40 PM
Anonymous45521
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Originally Posted by unaluna View Post
I tracked my exercise for a contest at work in the early 2000's, and lost 20 lbs in 10 weeks by exercising about 10 hrs a week, taking some rest days, but usually doing one or two activities a day - swimming, walking, lifting weights, or stationary cycling. 10 hrs a week always has been my cut off - less time than that, and i dont lose fast enough to notice or keep it up.
I feel like the key is the metabolism. If you have a fast one, one hour of exercise may be say 300 cals. But if you have a slow one, one hour of exercise could be 100 cals.

When I was a kid I used to skate every day after school for 4 hours. If only I had 4 hours now to exercise!!