Mice Prove Dieting Doesn't Kill Workout

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00:00Why do 70% of dieters give up on exercising?

00:03A new study might have the answer.

00:05A new study from UC Riverside reveals some surprising news.

00:09Cutting calories by 20% didn't stop mice from running their little hearts out.

00:13That's right.

00:14Dieting didn't drain their workout energy one bit.

00:17Researchers were curious if less food meant less energy for exercise,

00:21especially for wild animals and, you guessed it, humans too.

00:24But guess what?

00:25The mice kept on running even when their calories were slashed by 40%.

00:29Biologist Theodore Garland, Jr. noted,

00:32they just kept running.

00:33Why?

00:34Because running releases those feel-good chemicals in the brain,

00:37making it a rewarding activity.

00:39Even with the calorie cuts, their body mass didn't drop significantly,

00:43not at 20% and only slightly at 40%.

00:46Just like humans, who lose about 4% body mass while dieting.

00:50So what's the takeaway?

00:51Don't use dieting as an excuse to skip your workout.

00:54If mice can keep up their exercise routines on fewer calories,

00:57so can we.

00:58Keep running.

00:59Keep thriving.

01:00Your diet doesn't have to derail your fitness goals.