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Posted 11/18/2004 1:49 PM Updated 11/18/2004 1:50 PM
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Walking, the weight-loss equalizerBy Nanci Hellmich, USA TODAYLAS
VEGAS Here's some weight-loss news that's good for wallet health: If
you want to get more exercise, just going for walks can be as
beneficial as a gym membership.
Walking can be just as beneficial as fancy workouts, experts say.
USA TODAY file
This was among the findings of two new studies presented here this
week at the annual meeting of the North American Association for the
Study of Obesity.
In one study, scientists at the University of Pennsylvania asked 179
overweight people to follow a 40-week weight-loss program.
Participants attended regular group weight-loss sessions and were told
to limit their intake to 1,200 to 1,500 calories a day.
They followed one of three exercise plans. They either did 40 to 50
minutes of structured activity four days a week in the gym; or they
did about the same amount at home; or they wore a pedometer and tried
to increase their steps by 5,000 a day (walking another two more
miles).
At the end of 20 weeks, participants in all three groups lost similar
amounts, about 7% to 8% of their starting weight. At the end of 40
weeks, they were down about 8% to 9%.
After two years, participants had regained some of their weight but
were still down an average 4% to 6% from their starting weight in all
three groups.
"These findings suggest that lifestyle activity may be an excellent
alternative for overweight individuals who hate to exercise," says
Thomas Wadden, the study's lead author and director of the
university's Weight and Eating Disorders Program.
In another study, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh
monitored the weight loss of 59 women who consumed 1,200 to 1,500
calories a day, went to weekly behavior-modification meetings and
followed one of three exercise plans: a walking program alone; walking
and light strength training; walking and yoga.
In six months, they had lost about 22 to 28 pounds in six months.
There was no statistically significant difference in weight loss
across the groups.
But on the other hand, resistance exercise and yoga may make it easier
to perform everyday activities like carrying groceries and climbing
stairs even if they don't advance weight loss, says John Jakicic,
director of the Pittsburgh university's Physical Activity and Weight
Management Research Center.
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