According to new analysis, the more minutes an obese person does aerobic exercise, the better the results.
OR obesity has tripled in the past 45 years, resulting in more than 50% of adults worldwide being overweight or obese.
According to the 2019 Global Burden of Disease Study, obesity has the highest risk of disease-related mortality.
Current guidelines recommend aerobic exercise as a key component of weight management; with 150 minutes per week often cited as the minimum threshold for significant weight loss.
According to a meta-analysis of 116 clinical studies JAMA Network Open and 6,880 overweight or obese adults found that body weight, waist circumference, and body fat levels decreased linearly with increasing duration of moderate-intensity aerobic exercise. 300 minutes per week.
What did the measurements show?
At least 150 minutes of aerobic exercise per week was associated with clinically significant reductions in waist circumference and body fat measurements.
Research has found that for an additional 30 minutes of aerobic exercise each weekthere is a relative decrease in average body weight (-0.52 kg), around the waist (-0.56 cm) and body fat percentage (-0.37%.
The duration of the exercise 150 minutes per week was associated with significant weight loss (-2.79 kg), around the waist (-3.26 cm) and body fat percentage (-2.08%).
The effect on weight loss was linear, with greater reduction observed 300 minutes per week for weight (-4.19 kg), waist (-4.12) and body fat (-1.78%).
The results show that as the minutes of aerobic exercise increase, our body weight, points and fat percentage “fall” at the same time.