We've written about it many times before and it's definitely not an original opinion: Men and women are different! As such, researchers have begun to unravel the physical differences between men and women during exercise. For example, lung function is different, energy metabolism is different and much more. Earl Noble, director of the school of kinesiology at the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario, Canada sums things up best when he says exercise is like a drug "that needs to be given in the appropriate dose and intensity and should be varied for sex differences."

Part of this newfound discrepancy is because until recently, exercise tests were typically only conducted on men. One tidbit that may make some women feel better in what they already know, is that the new research coming out shows that it is in fact harder for women to lose weight through exercise than men. Be sure to let your husband know this is now a scientific fact! Women's bodies go into a survival mode and try to hold onto the fat, according to this article from MSNBC. One expert even says that women may have to do more exercise at a higher intensity compared to men to lose weight. Ultimately, researchers believe sometime in the future, individual will receive "exercise prescriptions" based on their age, sex, overall health and fitness level.

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