The Physiological Changes Were Beneficial Twenty sedentary women began a 16 week diet and moderate exercise program. The exercise consisted of modest lifestyle changes incorporating short bouts of exercise into their daily activities such as walking instead of driving and taking the stairs instead of the elevator. They were asked to keep a daily food and physical activity log. The physiological results were similar in both groups demonstrating moderate intensity exercise can be just as effective as more vigorous exercise in a weight reduction program in sedentary women. Exercisers Maintained or Lost More Weight after One Year One year after the 16 week program ended, those who continued to be at least moderately active maintained or continued to lose weight while the least active regained most of the weight they had lost.
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