Why exercise? Not only does exercise burn calories, research has also show that exercise helps suppresses appetite. Aerobic exercises such as jogging, swimming or cycling does better in suppressing appetite than anaerobic exercises such as weightlifting or sprinting.
Exercise affects certain hormones in our body, two of which are significant, the peptide YY and Ghrelin hormone. Different exercises affects the activity of these two hormones. But we still do not know which one gives the most impact to the appetite. I read that jogging and exercises that produces more 'heat' and sweat suppresses our appetite better as compared to swimming. These are personal accounts that people posted on the net, whether it's true or not, you have to find out by yourself!
1. American Physiological Society. "Exercise Suppresses Appetite By Affecting Appetite Hormones." ScienceDaily 19 December 2008. 9 June 2009
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