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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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2 Ways To Stop Working Out and Start Having Fun!

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Golf: The Perfect Sport

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...believe. There are other sports, like soccer and basketball, which obviously require lots of... Read more »

Basketball, March Madness and Alzheimer's: Finding a Common Language

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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 »

Causes of Obesity: Biological and Medical Causes

...and amino acids into cells and muscles.Insulin and other hormones determine whichnutrients will be burned for energy or stored for future use. The inability to use insulin efficiently (insulin... 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 »

Impotence Treatment with Lifestyle Changes

...their testosterone levels by 25% compared to their inactive peers. Another study found that men who burned 200 calories or more a day in physical activity (which can be achieved by 2 miles of... 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 »

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