John Briffa: Why exercise slows your metabolism

[borofergie]

This is almost exactly the same as I've been telling y'all for ages, but it's nice to hear someone else saying the same thing:
http://www.drbriffa.com/2012/06/15/exer ... t-be-true/

The idea that the body would down-regulate the metabolism in response to exercise makes, I think, intuitive sense. We know, for example, that when people consciously cut calories to lose weight, it very often puts a sizeable dent in the metabolism. This is probably part of a survival mechanism (the body doesn’t know we’re not going to starve ourselves to death, and will put into play mechanisms which help the body preserve its weight and fat stores). It’s not too difficult to imagine that the body would have a similar response to increased calorie expenditure (through exercise).

 

[hanadr]

I followed the link and read the article.
My take on this could be summarised as;
the more we practise, the more efficient we get. I do about 6 hours of FORMAl exercise [in a group at the gym] per week. It's made me fitter. My endurance is better. My mobility on my damaged left side is better, but my weight is STUCK!
Hana