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Health Encyclopedia: The Effects Of Exercise On Weight

Exercise's Effects on Weight

Exercising helps people reduce their weight, maintain weight loss, and fight obesity. Research has shown that women who regularly exercisebut do not change their diet can losesignificantly more weight than less active women.

Thirty minutes of moderate-intensity exercise may be adequate to maintain cardiovascular health, but it might not prevent weight gain. Recommendations published in 2003 and 2004 suggest that 45 to 60 minutes per day is necessary to prevent weight g...

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Expert & Community Posts

Are You Wondering, Why Can’t I Lose Weight? Read this...

By Jeffrey Heit , Health Expert

...they take in and overestimate the number of calories burned during exercise. Do Some Simple... Read more »

Boost Your Metabolism for Better Heart Health

By Lisa Nelson , Health Expert

...boosting your metabolism you increase the calories your burn throughout each day. This will... Read more »

Keeping a Food Diary

By Dr. Jeffrey Heit , Health Expert

...you are truly taking in fewer calories than you are burning up, and you are not losing weight... Read more »

The Calorie Impact of Low Blood Sugars

By Kelsey Bonilla , Health Expert

...enlightening process! Since I have the advantage of burning an extra 500-600 calories per day... Read more »

Exercise and Fat Burning

By Gretchen Becker , Health Expert

...extra strain on your joints as running does, but burns very few calories. The other day, I... Read more »

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Health Guide

Preventing Obesity: Weight Loss and Weight Maintenance

...adverse psychological or physical effects. Repeated dieting also does not impair the body's ability to burn calories efficiently.Weight loss, in any case, should not be the only or even the... Read more »

Symptoms of Nicotine Withdrawal

...smoking gained about 12 pounds.Smoking uses up calories -- about 200 a day according to one study. Burning calories helps you lose weight. After quitting, the body's metabolism slows down, and... Read more »

Recommended Exercise Methods

...Nearly anyone in reasonable health can engage in some low- to moderate-impact exercise. Brisk walking burns as many calories as jogging for the same distance and poses less risk for injury to... Read more »

Diabetes Diet: Weight Control for Type 2 Diabetes

...are many approaches to dieting and many claims for great success with various fad diets. They include calorie restriction, low-fat/high-fiber, or high protein and fat/low carbohydrates. Some... Read more »

Prevent Obesity: Weight Management

...better the chances for short- and long-term success. With intense exercise, the metabolism continues to burn calories before returning to its resting level. This state of elevated metabolism can... Read more »

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