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Regular Exercise Doesn’t Promote Weight Loss: Fact or Fiction?

Sean Wilson — Tue, 28 Jun 2022 12:18:00 +0000

Several years ago researchers and authors Malhotra, Noakes & Phinney published an article in the British Journal of Sports Medicine titled: “It is time to bust the myth of physical inactivity and obesity: you cannot outrun a bad diet” (see here) This created quite a storm in several fields of scientific research including many fitness and...

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Weight Loss Advice: Be Very Careful Who You Trust

Sean Wilson — Wed, 06 Feb 2019 14:52:00 +0000

FitGreyStrong observation: The mass media and ‘rogue’ researchers are confusing the public by suggesting that exercise does not facilitate weight loss. Sensationalised, poorly researched and inaccurate media presentations have misled consumers because a thorough assessment of the evidence wasn’t undertaken. Some sports scientists and doctors have further exacerbated the problem by claiming that physical inactivity does not...

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FitGreyStrong turns 2

Sean Wilson — Mon, 30 Oct 2017 11:42:02 +0000

Since the publication of the first FitGreyStrong blog ‘Sitting yourself into your grave‘ just over 2 years ago (click on the link or see the picture below), there have been a significant number of milestones and achievements that I would like to share with all of my followers. There are now over 20,000...

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Are Carbs Toxic, Is The CICO Concept Valid, Can Exercise Facilitate Fat Loss? An N=1 Experiment

Sean Wilson — Thu, 15 Jun 2017 08:33:24 +0000

This before and after 6 month “transformation” was an individual experiment (n=1), which was inspired by my professional curiosity to test the validity of 5 key claims currently purported to be fundamental for improving health and body composition that I do not entirely agree with as an Exercise Scientist. The first 3 claims are strongly and enthusiastically...

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Sitting Yourself Into Your Grave

Sean Wilson — Mon, 26 Oct 2015 06:16:29 +0000

The following article is a long review and appraisal of a study that investigated the effects that sitting had – with and without caloric restriction – on metabolic health and compared this to a group that was physically active. This was designed in an attempt to independently tease out just what effect – firstly, the...

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