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Let me first define the context of this article. If you're one of the few people who enjoy doing sports, this article is not for you. If you're one of the few people that makes you feel good about exercise, then this article is not for you. On the other hand, if you are one of those people who have been instilled with the idea that exercise is the key to health, you can do the best for your body, and yet you hate it, and you can not force yourself. Do it; then this article is definitely for you.
Let me give you an exciting scenario. If I had to take two groups of rats and do a group exercise and have the other group do what I wanted, which group would you consider slimmer? At first glance, the answer seems obvious: "Of course, trained rats would be thinner!" They proclaim. And you would be right.
Well, if you experiment like many scientists, you get a pretty surprising result. Rats training against their will are the ones who do the "greatest possible activity" for their small rat body, at the end more significant than the rats left alone. And not only a little bit bigger, but they also end up MUCH bigger.
Now humans are not rats, I agree. However, such studies require that we think about and question activities such as exercise. How in the world can anything so useful be so harmful? And can we relate the results in rats to training in general?
To answer these critical questions, we must first understand what exercise is.
At the beginning of this article, I said that this article is not for you if you want to do sports and feel good. The reason is that exercise is not an exercise for these people. It is fun. He plays. It's something they like. It's something they expect. It is something that reduces stress. It's something that makes her happy.
But if you're reading this, you're probably one of those who do not like sports. Exercise is no fun. Instead of letting you feel good, it's painful. You do not expect it; you fear it. It does not make you happy; it bothers you that you have a body at all.
So, if you're one of those people allergic to sports, what exactly is it doing for you?
Let's get back to our little rat friends, those who grew up long after the sport. As we have already discussed, it would be logical to think that the rats that exercised would have been much thinner after their training episodes. But the exercise did not light them; they fattened them. The obvious question is, WHY?
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There are many reasons, but let's start with stress. Exercises are designed to reduce stress in the body, but this only happens with the activities that you like, and you feel good. However, exercise is inherently painful and uncomfortable for many people. If you are forced to do something painful and unpleasant, as is the case with these rats, some stress hormones can be released into your body, making it easy for you to gain. the weight
Now the stress is not bad. There is good stress (Eustress) and bad stress (anxiety). Stress that is exposed to adverse training conditions, however, is a kind of bad stress. Not only will you gain weight in the long term, but it will also create a situation where you not only hate sports but also hate your body in some way.
This change occurs at the level of your brain. When you painfully move your body, you create connections that make ALL movements painful. You will be completely unmotivated to proceed, and you will avoid it at all costs. So your brain tries to protect you from danger. The pain in the body is considered a bad experience, and your mind will do anything to prevent it.
This process works the other way around too. If you do not like sports, you can feel harmful and "painful" just thinking. Many people spend the day dreading the exercises scheduled for the night, and when they finally do, they only amplify this neural connection. The message to their brains is basically, "I hate moving; help me quit."
And that's what your brain will do. This will make you hate the exercises and, worse, move your body in some way. Then they leave you in a situation where you feel guilty, lazy, and miserable because you do not find the motivation to move from the lounger.
You may find it impossible to get fat through training, but if you continue to put a strain on your body, it will. That's what happened to rats and what's going to happen to you. Exercise is excellent for those who love it, but the rest of us need an alternative solution.
Instead of training, finding a way to make you happy moving your body is a much better idea. This does not have to be a source of sweat, and please do not consider it "burning calories." Do something that you like. Once you start to feel comfortable with the movement of your body, you can think about the increase in intensity.
That's how we started as children, and if you forget how good it is to move your body, you should begin to like this. Moving your body is a process of exploration, and it feels good. It's not meant to be painful and make you unhappy. If you do not like to exercise, do not do it. Find something you want to do and do it instead. And most importantly, make sure it's something that makes you happy to move your body again.
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