Though commonly associated with slimmer physiques, research shows that exercise may only have modest effects on weight loss. However, it may be the key to keeping weight off, new research finds.
A study of over 1,100 people found physical activity had little effect on the amount of weight initially lost, but that higher levels of activity after losing weight were strongly linked to maintaining that weight loss.
Exercise may not be as effective as diet for weight loss because it can increase appetite and because the body becomes more efficient at using energy over time – a process sometimes called metabolic adaptation.
About the Author: Erin Dearlove
Though commonly associated with slimmer physiques, research shows that exercise may only have modest effects on weight loss. However, it may be the key to keeping weight off, new research finds.
A study of over 1,100 people found physical activity had little effect on the amount of weight initially lost, but that higher levels of activity after losing weight were strongly linked to maintaining that weight loss.
Exercise may not be as effective as diet for weight loss because it can increase appetite and because the body becomes more efficient at using energy over time – a process sometimes called metabolic adaptation.
About the Author: Erin Dearlove
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