EDKP 495 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Diabetes Mellitus Type 2, Exercise Intensity, High-Level Data Link Control
20 Jan 2017
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Exercise for weight loss = biggest myth. Need lot of exercise to just lose few calories & weight. Effect of exercise on 24-month weight loss maintenance in overweight women. Study = 4 groups on weight loss for 24 months to determine how well weight loss maintained. *calories burnt/ exercise minutes during weight maintenance phase = crucial in predicting weight loss. Maintenance - calories burnt = good predictor of weight loss. Loss of 10% or more of initial body weight. That should be targeted for achieving & sustaining this magnitude of. Weight loss but also demonstrates difficulty of sustaining this level of physical activity. *challenging type of prescription for weight loss since long term & need dedication - slow results. Ex: people prefer fast results so need to set short term & long term goals. But higher success rate when small bouts of exercise time *longer duration = people drop out.
