And would it make sense for our bodies to do this? I can see expending energy on...

		gcheong on Nov 8, 2009 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Phys Ed: Why Doesn’t Exercise Lead to Weight Loss? And would it make sense for our bodies to do this? I can see expending energy on repair and muscle growth, but why would our bodies maintain a higher metabolic rate if there were no reason to given that the tendency seems to be to conserve energy as much as possible?