I love to
exercise and often notice that after I complete my workout, I don’t feel hungry. I never thought that made much sense, considering
I just burned so many calories. However,
some people feel the exact opposite and are starving after a workout.
Two studies published this year
reported that contrary to popular belief, exercise doesn't make people
hungrier. The first study was conducted at Brigham Young University and the second
one was based on a study published in Appetite
magazine. In fact, results showed that
brisk exercise can decrease interest in food.
On the other hand, some researchers have found that not only does
exercise cause a perceived need to eat more, but that our pleasure response to food is heightened following a workout; even thinking about
exercise can whet our appetites.
If you are somebody who is
hungry after a workout, results showed that exercise-induced hunger may be
psychological, and it may be connected to hedonistic eating tendencies. Then
again, it may not be. Scientists say there are many variables at play in the
relationship between exercise and hunger, including metabolism, gender,
regularity of exercise, intensity and duration of exercise, and whether you ate
before your workout.
If you are somebody like me who
is not that hungry after a workout, it is suggested that we still should keep
an eye on calorie compensation; hunger could strike later. Some research
suggests that the suppression of hunger following exercise can be explained by
the temporary redistribution of blood flow during exercise, away from the
intestines and to the muscles. Sometimes called exercise-induced anorexia, the
effect, they say, lasts only a short time after a workout.
How Short Bursts
of Intense Exercise Help You Eat Less
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