Doing too much cardio can hinder weight loss

Question

Progressively overloading cardio to an extensive amount will help with weight loss at first but will stop working over time because your body learns to adapt and conserve energy which will actually hinder weight loss.

Answer 1

Main claim: Excess cardio can actually hinder weight loss

OG Source: None, link is to a personal blog. 

Similar articles: https://blog.lionel.edu/how-much-cardio-is-too-much 

Source legitimacy: The original link is to a personal trainer, Darisse Kennedy, who has no credible degree or education in relation to the topic.

Upon looking at a trusted source, I have found that her claims are accurate. An excess in cardio can eventually become detrimental if you do not balance it with other factors of weight loss 

Comments

I like the way you laid out this comment. It is very helpful to get a quick understanding of the claim and if it is accurate or not. You did say you looked at a trusted source to figure out that the claim is true, but you did not say what the source is or provide a link to it which makes it harder to trust that the information you found is correct. Next time, you should provide a link to the source you found.

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I really like how you intertwined the source with your answer, because as you said, the original claim was picked up off of a blog online. Cardio is something that is a very useful tool when it comes to losing weight, but it can become a downside if you do not hydrate and feed your body with the necessary nutrients for your body to maintain the amount of energy it needs to burn body fat while also trying to maintain positive muscle mass. This claim can very well be true depending on the amount of cardio done weighted against how many nutrients are getting into your body on a daily basis.

Answer 2

Yes, it is true that too much cardio can hinder weight loss. This can happen for multiple different reasons, with the main one being increased appetite. Overdoing cardio can create very large calorie deficit, which would lead to an increased appetite as your body wants to regain the loss fo calories. The best way to maintain muscle while losing body fat is a combination of cardio as well as resistance workouts. The source I used was Business Insider.

https://www.businessinsider.com/cardio-for-fat-loss-ineffective-less-calorie-burn-trainer-advice-2021-10#:~:text=Aerobic%20exercise%2C%20like%20cardio%2C%20has,can%20ramp%20up%20your%20appetite.

Comments

I like how you acknowledged the claims' main points and made sure to fact check those. The source you used is a normally credibly sources, which is great; however, it is a sight that requires a subscription. So I would maybe include an extra source that could be viewed publicly. It could be helpful to also fact check the claim with a public health source, such as an .edu or .org cite. Those tend to be factually accurate and accessible to everyone.

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I like how you added reasons for why this is true, rather than just saying it is. Many headlines like that are meant to shock readers, and tend to make us not believe the claims. But with a simple explanation like that, it doesn't seem so unreasonable and exaggerated.

Answer 3

I believe this is false. The article you found was a blog that was not credible. The blog says that doing to much will make your body want to conserve energy. Although this sounds like it could be true and it may be--I wasn't able to find any credible sources answering this question.

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Since you thought this claim was false, it would be very beneficial to the reader to explain as to why you think the claim is wrong. I agree with using a blog isn't very credible, so including a link to a better source would be better in your fact check. I attached a link that would probably be better to support your argument.
https://www.onepeloton.com/blog/how-much-cardio-is-too-much/