More Exercise Is Required To Keep Weight Off

By Raoul Railey

A study carried out at the University of Pittsburgh found that more exercise was needed to maintain a reasonable weight loss than it was previously thought. According to the study, women who managed to loose 10 percent of their body weight had to do a minimum of 55 minutes of moderate workout in order to prevent regaining weight.

The study looked at 200 women who were considered overweight or obese. These women were divided into four groups, each group being assigned a different type of workouts. The participants in the study were also instructed to eat and drink between 1,200 and 1,500 calories a day.

After only six weeks since the beginning of the study, all the women that did what they were advised by the doctors managed to loose 8 to 10 percent of their body weight. However, after two years, most of them regained that weight.

The 25 percent that kept the 10 percent body weight off were the ones from the group that was assigned about one hour of moderate workout for five days a week. This made researchers think that while loosing weight is a pretty difficult thing, keeping those extra pounds off is even harder.

For those people who are wondering what moderate workout means, experts say that it is any activity that makes you breath a little faster. Some examples would be gardening or walking at a faster pace.

The findings of the study are of great importance since Americans are facing increasing threats as far as obesity is concerned. The study helps obese persons who have managed to loose weight to keep it off, by saying precisely how many time should those persons spend exercising in order to accomplish this.