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We all know that exercise leads to weight loss. But is there something else involved? A research study published in the International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology found that exercise creates changes in tension and depression and that it is the changes in tension and depression that contribute to weight loss, not the exercise. Exercise accounted for only 17% of the loss in weight. In other words, exercise leads to changes in mood and changes in mood contribute to weight loss.

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