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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.