- Double Mastectomy May Offer No Survival Benefit to Women With Breast Cancer
- Toxic Lead Found in Cinnamon Product, FDA Says
- Certain Abbott Blood Sugar Monitors May Give Incorrect Readings
- Athletes Can Expect High Ozone, Pollen Counts for Paris Olympics
- Fake Oxycontin Pills Widespread and Potentially Deadly: Report
- Shingles Vaccine Could Lower Dementia Risk
- Your Odds for Accidental Gun Death Rise Greatly in Certain States
- Kids From Poorer Families Less Likely to Survive Cancer
- Tough Workouts Won’t Trigger Cardiac Arrest in Folks With Long QT Syndrome
- At-Home Colon Cancer Test Can Save Lives
Make Exercise Fun, Eat Less Afterwards
![](https://ladylively.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/nutrition-vitamins7-300x336.jpg)
If you make exercise fun, you’ll eat less after your workout, new research contends.
In one experiment, 56 adults were led on a 1.4-mile walk and were either told it would be an exercise walk or a scenic walk. The participants were given lunch after the walk, and those who were told it was an exercise outing ate 35 percent more chocolate pudding for dessert than those who were told it was a scenic walk.
In another experiment, 46 adults were given mid-afternoon snacks after their walk. Those who were told it was an exercise walk ate 124 percent more calories of candy than those who were told it was a scenic walk.
The Cornell University study was published recently in the journal Marketing Letters.
“Viewing their walk as exercise led them to be less happy and more fatigued,” study author Carolina Werle, a professor at Grenoble Ecole de Management in France, said in a Cornell news release.
The findings suggest that some people in exercise programs gain weight because they reward themselves by overeating after a workout, Werle said.
The key is to make exercise enjoyable, according to study co-author Brian Wansink, director of the Cornell Food and Brand Lab.
“Do whatever you can to make your workout fun. Play music, watch a video, or simply be grateful that you’re working out instead of working in the office. Anything that brings a smile is likely to get you to eat less,” he said in the news release.
More information
The U.S. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases offers tips to help you get active.
Source: HealthDay
Copyright © 2024 HealthDay. All rights reserved.