1 Σεπτεμβρίου 2019, The role of exercise in obesity - Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research & Reviews
Abstract
Many studies have revealed a relationship between physical inactivity and obesity, as well as that physical exercise leads to a reduction in fat mass and abdominal obesity. Moreover, there is strong evidence that regular exercise maintains weight loss, prevents weight gain, reduces the risk of cancer and cardiovascular diseases associated with obesity, and helps avoiding the aging-associated weight gain.
Ideally, regular exercise should be combined with appropriate dietary interventions. What is more important, however, is that dietary intake should not compensate for the caloric cost of exercise, while the overall volume of physical activity should be well above the minimum recommended level.
Overall, exercise can be a very effective strategy for weight loss maintenance for those individuals who are able to maintain a regular exercise regimen.