Can playing badminton help you lose weight?

I believe everyone is familiar with badminton. Since the fame of Lin Dan, Bao Chunlai and others, badminton has gradually been accepted by the world. But can playing badminton help you lose weight? This must be the biggest question for your fat friends. Today we will tell you whether playing badminton regularly can help you lose weight.

1. Badminton can increase energy consumption

The total energy consumption of badminton is closely related to the duration. The energy consumed by the human body during exercise can be several to dozens of times that of sitting still. Studies have shown that long-term regular exercise can increase the basal metabolic rate in a resting state. Therefore, after you choose to play badminton, you must insist on exercising for more than an hour every other day.

2. Badminton can promote fat decomposition and reduce its synthesis

Fat is the main oxidative energy source, so playing badminton for a long time in an aerobic environment will naturally consume fat. In addition, exercise will reduce insulin secretion, thereby inhibiting the synthesis of fat in the body. Because the minimum body fat amount should be coordinated with good health, when playing badminton, players must pay attention to controlling their exercise intensity and time.

3. Badminton can reduce body fat and improve body composition

Long-term badminton training, especially small to medium-intensity exercise, can increase a person's lean body mass. This can be proven by the fact that excellent athletes have lower body fat than ordinary people.

People who generally do not participate in sports, if they engage in systematic physical exercise, will increase their lean body mass. Since the increase in lean body mass offsets the decrease in body fat weight, the total body weight will be slightly reduced or remain unchanged. Studies have shown that exercise can increase fat energy supply in a resting state, help regulate body weight, prevent fat accumulation, and avoid obesity. If you lose weight simply by reducing the amount of food you eat, you will lose lean body mass and too quickly you may become dehydrated.

In badminton, the muscles of the shoulder, upper arm and forearm are used when swinging the racket with the upper limbs; the forward and backward footwork, such as pushing, stepping and jumping, can exercise the large muscle groups of the buttocks, thighs and calves; the abdominal, waist and back muscles involved in turning the body can increase lean body mass and remove excess fat. Overall, badminton is still very suitable for weight loss and body shaping.

The above introduction is about whether playing badminton can help lose weight. I hope everyone can try it out for themselves. Playing badminton is a very good fitness sport. It not only exercises the body's coordination ability, but also exercises teamwork. Therefore, if conditions permit, everyone can practice badminton with their family or friends.