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Drinking strong coffee before exercising increases fat-burning, new study finds

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228 points curmudgeon22 | 2 comments | 28 Mar 21 17:14 UTC | HN request time: 0.614s | source
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maxrev17 ◴[28 Mar 21 17:34 UTC] No.26612281[source]▶
Be interested to see a percentage increase in fat burning (I.e. is it worth nailing a coffee or not if you are a big fat coder looking to shift a few pounds)
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kec ◴[28 Mar 21 17:44 UTC] No.26612386[source]▶
Exercise is great for general fitness and can give you a slight edge in a calorie deficit but has little impact on weight loss in general. If you want to lose weight by far the easiest and most effective thing you can do is to get your diet under control.
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dbsmith83 ◴[28 Mar 21 17:53 UTC] No.26612484[source]▶
I've lost significant weight twice (~20-25 lbs). Once was purely diet with very little exercise, and the other way was way more exercise, but less diet control.

The first way made me feel tired and light-headed, and not that great overall. The second way (high exercise, a little diet control) took longer, but also makes me feel 10 years younger and pretty much as healthy as I've ever been.

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1. bloaf ◴[28 Mar 21 18:48 UTC] No.26613014[source]▶
My personal experience is that establishing a good exercise routine helps with the diet a lot. If you're pushing yourself fitness-wise, you start to notice the impact diet (and sleep) has on your performance and select for foods that won't make you miserable during your workout.
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2. dbsmith83 ◴[28 Mar 21 18:59 UTC] No.26613116[source]▶
Yeah, working out regularly makes me think twice about ever drinking enough to get even a minor hangover. Plus, a good exercise routine inspires a good diet because after all that time and energy working out, who wants to mess it up?