On 28/02/2012 09:43 AM, Patrick Elliott wrote:

> Interesting note. A study done a while back showed that merely knowing
> how much you burned, somehow, may result in increased loss.

Sounds like something similar to the placebo effect. (Note: The placebo 
effect is /not/ imaginary. It is real. It can be measured.) It's no 
secret that both happiness and stress release a whole host of hormones 
which make various organs function differently - so it's hardly 
implausible that knowing how well your exercise is going could affect 
how well your exercise goes.

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