Exercise and weight loss

I was skeptical when I read the first paragraph of this article, but it ended up being fairly informative. Apparently exercise heightens women's appetites but not those of most men. And while exercise alone is not always a great way of losing weight, it's highly important for keeping it off.

It's all about inertia. Your body generally wants to stay at the weight it's used to. Working out the body helps to reset that baseline.

Read the full New York Times Magazine article here.