Wednesday, Sept. 4 HealthDay News)-higher intensity, in spurts, an important role in the control of weight, according to a new study.
"What is that avoiding weight gain, over time we include the intensity of the activity learned," said Jessie Fan, Professor of family and consumer studies at the University of Utah, in a press release of the University.
"This new understanding is important, since less than 5 percent of adult Americans reach today recommended physical activity a week according to the current guidelines for physical activity. Knowing that even short bouts of ' fresh activity, up can add a positive effect to promote a positive message for better health ", said fan.
The current physical activity policy for Americans is at least 150 minutes strong physical activity per week, to get moderate, which can be accumulated in 8 to 10 - minute periods.
The analysis of data from more than 2,200 women and 2,300 men between 18 and 64 years of age found that higher intensity activity was associated with a lower risk for being overweight, whether it in meetings of the shorter or longer than 10 minutes was played.
Daily minute higher intensity activity reduces the risk of obesity by 5 percent in women and by 2 percent in men, according to the study published in the current issue of the American Journal of health promotion.
For women, higher intensity of activity resembles the calorie equivalent of 0.41 pounds daily minute. This means that a 5-foot-5-inch woman who regularly brief higher intensity activity adds to their day almost half a pound will weigh less than a woman of similar height, who is not so active, the researchers said. And the results for men in the press release were similar.
--Robert Pandey
Copyright © 2013 HealthDay. All rights reserved. Source: University of Utah press release, 1 September 2013
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