How much do you need to exercise to maintain weight loss? A new study suggests that you need almost an hour a day (55 minutes) to keep off weight once you lose it.
The study followed 201 overweight and obese women who lost 10% of their body weight with a low calorie diet. Those who burned 2000 calories a week in exercise were more successful in keeping off the weight for two years than those who burned 1000 calories a week in exercise. For those who walk at a moderate exertion, this means walking about an hour a day rather than only 30 minutes a day.
An hour a day of moderate-intensity walking can help weight loss, and now we see that you need to keep up that activity to keep the weight off.
Beyond walking more, the women who kept the weight off also stayed with their program of calling their weight loss counselor and modifying what they ate.
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