Why do I gain weight after exercising?

Some people originally wanted to lose weight through exercise, but after a few days of exercise, they found that their weight had increased. This situation where weight increased instead of decreased often caused a psychological blow to many people who wanted to lose weight, and they often gave up the method of exercise to lose weight. In fact, it is normal to gain weight when you first start exercising to lose weight. Don't worry, you will lose weight if you stick to it.

Exercise plays two important roles in weight loss, including:

1. Directly consume a large amount of calories, oxidize fat, and reduce weight.

2. Improving the body's metabolic consumption and increasing daily energy consumption can also achieve the goal of losing weight.

It seems that under the influence of these two points, if we do not lose weight after exercise, it is already a "serious sin". Why do many people find that their weight has increased significantly after exercising for a few days?

In fact, if you did not exercise before and then suddenly gained weight after exercise, it is not mainly because of the increase in fat. The main reason is the increase in glycogen and water retention in the body.

During exercise, our bodies consume a large amount of muscle glycogen and liver glycogen. They are the first substances to provide energy during exercise. Data show that their total reserves in the human body are approximately between 250g and 400g. After exercise, due to the stimulation of exercise, the body generally stores more glycogen than before exercise.

Overall, your weight will appear to have increased because of the increase in glycogen and water storage.

Finally, what I want to say to everyone is that if you did not exercise before, but now have to exercise to lose weight, and then experience weight gain after exercise, don’t panic at this time, but understand that this is a normal physiological stage, and this stage will generally be eliminated within 1 or 2 weeks of regular exercise.

People who do not exercise regularly may find that they gain weight after one or two days of exercise. This is because there is an increase in glycogen and water retention in the body. This weight gain is not an increase in fat, so don't worry too much. If you persist for a week or two, this situation will disappear. Therefore, you must not give up exercise just because you gain weight.