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[–]NeedMoreCoffee 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Except that excersise and creating more muscle will increase the calories your basal metabolism burns.

So if you are running 3 times a week you are not just running off x amount of calories in that run. You are also gaining/maintaining muscle that increases your caloric burn through the day, every day.