The New York Times recently published a article titled How much exercise will prevent weight gain? A question we health conscious people ponder frequently. We all have learned the journey of weight loss is like a long hard marathon, up some big hills and down others. Keeping weight off is even more difficult.
Harvard researchers set out to pinpoint just how much exercise middle aged women need to avoid weight gain as they age. The researchers found out that an hour of physical activity a day, such as brisk walking, biking, ballroom dancing and playing with children can prevent women of normal weight from gaining more than five pounds in a three year period. Higher intensity exercise like jogging or cycling will get the job done in half the time.
Women who got the same amount of exercise but were heavier at the start if the study were unable to avoid gaining weight. The same holds true for women who did not delegate the same amount of time to exercise. This study was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The average weight gain over a fifteen year period was five pounds, the study did not take into account diet.
Take home message- Exercise will help maintain weight. Diet modification (caloric restriction) will help achieve weight loss. Lifestyle modification through diet and vigorous exercise is the best strategy for weight loss as well as improving over all health.
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