Search Weight Loss Topics:

Home » Lose Weight » Stop Running for Weight Loss – Greatist

If you love running for the sake of running, great. That's awesome, and you'll probably be a healthier and happier human for it. But if you're picking up running because your friend lost 30 pounds as soon as he started jogging in the mornings and you're trying to lose the same, please stop.

In this episode of What's Good, Greatist founder Derek Flanzraich explains the ways running for weight loss can be physically and mentally damaging to youas well as some other effective strategies you can try if you want to lose weight.

Sources:

Schwingshackl L, Dias S, Hoffmann G.Impact of long-term lifestyle programmes on weight loss and cardiovascular risk factors in overweight/obese participants: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Systematic Reviews. 2014;3:130. doi:10.1186/2046-4053-3-130.

Wilks DC, Sharp SJ, Ekelund U, et al.Objectively Measured Physical Activity and Fat Mass in Children: A Bias-Adjusted Meta-Analysis of Prospective Studies. Gravenor M, ed.PLoS ONE. 2011;6(2):e17205. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0017205.

Low fat loss response after medium-term supervised exercise in obese is associated with exercise-induced increase in food reward.Finlayson G, Caudwell P, Gibbons C. Journal of obesity, 2010, Sep.;2011():2090-0716.

Acute effects of exercise on energy intake and feeding behaviour.Imbeault P, Saint-Pierre S, Almras N. The British journal of nutrition, 1997, Jun.;77(4):0007-1145.

Derek Flanzraich is Greatist's founder and CEO. What's Good is his take on the news, trends, and issues worth talking about in health and wellness. Sign up and get his column (plus puppy GIFs and other funsies) delivered every Sunday.

Read more from the original source:
Stop Running for Weight Loss - Greatist

Your Full Name
Your Email
Your Phone Number
Select your age (30+ only)	30313233343536373839404142434445464748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778798081828384858687888990919293949596979899100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114115116117118119120
Select Your US State	Select Your StateAlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWashington,DCWest VirginiaWisconsinWyoming
Program Choice	Select Your ProgramInjectable HGHInjectable TestoteroneInjectable SermorelinInjectable Weight LossInjectable HCG DietInjectable Vitamins
Confirm over 30 years old	Yes
Confirm that you resident in USA	Yes
This is a Serious Inquiry	Yes
Message:

Home » Lose Weight » Stop Running for Weight Loss – Greatist