Why do you gain weight after exercise

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My wife has been losing weight recently. Suddenly one day, something strange happened, that is, she found that the more she lost weight, the heavier her weight was. This bothered us for a long time. Let's see why we gain weight after exercise.

Why do you gain weight after exercise

First of all: in the process of exercise, our body consumes a lot of muscle glycogen and liver glycogen, which are the first substances to provide energy during exercise. Some data show that their total stock in the human body is about 250g to 400g. At the end of exercise, under the stimulation of exercise, the body will store more glycogen.

Second: after exercise, in a reasonable diet, liver sugar will be quickly added. In the process of replenishment, the body stores a large amount of water in the ratio of glycogen to water = 1:3 (this data is based on the widely cited experimental data of the University of Michigan in 1931, and recent studies have shown that the accurate value of this data should be 1:2.4).

Finally: that is to say, if you store 100g liver glycogen in your body, you have to store three times more water, that is, the total weight reaches 400g.

matters needing attention

Because of the increase of glycogen and water storage, weight seems to increase, which is a normal physiological phenomenon. There is no need to worry too much. Proper exercise will gradually improve the situation.